HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
NHS strikers are fighting for all of us
Ambulance staff are out on strike on January 11 and once again they are calling on the entire labour movement and the general public to support them in their struggle to save universal healthcare, writes HELEN O’CONNOR

EVERY week 500 patients are dying due to a shortage of NHS beds and front-line staff, according to the latest estimates.
The vacancy rate across the NHS professions is now running at 130,000, as exhausted, demoralised staff leave the service for good.
It is simply not possible to deliver safe and effective care and treatment to patients under the conditions the mass staffing exodus creates, and ambulance staff know this better than most.
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