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People’s Assembly is ready to take on the challenges of today
ANDY BAIN previews today’s conference taking place at Friends House in London
People take part in the People's Assembly Britain is Broken national demonstration in central London in November 2022
Starmer’s decision to suspend Diane Abbott yet again demonstrates a determination to maintain and propagate a hierarchy of racism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
AROUND 250 people will attend today’s People’s Assembly conference at Friends House, Euston, meeting against a background of growing political and social upheaval and facing with government on the defensive on two major issues.
We see headlines about the NHS and social care being at breaking point, of children going hungry and being refused free school meals, of millions of people — often those with health and disability issues — freezing because they cannot afford to heat their homes. We cannot allow this to continue.
Inequality is greater than it has been for over a century in Britain and the past months have seen a growing confidence, with increasing numbers of workers going on strike in order to defend their living standards and to protect our public services from the ravages of profiteering and privatisation.
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