With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
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Our zombie economy shows the need for a wealth tax
How can we justify working people continuing to get less and less while the already rich get more and more, asks JON TRICKETT MP
Rishi Sunak gives a speech at the ‘bankers’ dinner’ at Mansion House, London
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
OCTOBER 31 is Halloween. The day when our blood runs cold as we move on from golden summer weeks into the wintery days to come.
It’s that time when our world is haunted by the ghouls, zombies and assorted monsters who emerge from their darkened hiding places.
How appropriate then that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has chosen that day to emerge from his office deep in the darkened bowels of the Treasury to reward the bankers who themselves have done even more damage to the human spirit than Halloween’s most spooky apparitions.
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