ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Labour Party councillors can be part of the renewed class struggle
The surging resistance to the outrageous attacks on our living standards by big business and the Tories is being led by the unions – but councillors like myself can and should be part of it too, writes JUMBO CHAN
FOLLOW THEIR LEAD: Industrial action by the CWU and others has breathed new life into the labour movement that politicians must act on
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
AS autumn slowly but surely approaches, we are hurtling ever-faster into a Britain where millions of people will be increasingly struggling to make ends meet, worried about day-to-day living.
The investment bank Citigroup has suggested that the current situation is unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future, with inflation set to rocket to 18 per cent by next year.
The anxiety, insecurity and helplessness which many ordinary working people are experiencing will no doubt see foodbank usage increasing, with local councils across the country now even suggesting opening “warm banks.”
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