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Put people before profit — end lockdown only when safe
RICHARD BURGON MP argues that the government must only reopen schools and wider workplaces once it’s safe to do so
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Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
THE scandal around the Prime Minister’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings will have left the public rightly believing that there’s one rule for the rich and powerful and another for everybody else.
Clearly, the government has treated people as mugs. As a result of this rank hypocrisy over these events, there is now a real danger that the government’s conduct will undermine confidence in the public-health message at a critical time.
Government failures have already resulted in British citizens paying with one of the world’s highest death counts. More lives could be lost by a government-created breakdown in trust in its lockdown rules.
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