The party’s internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows – but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY
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The secret lives of sea snails
Recent research shows that study at a ‘snail’s pace’ can be surprisingly interesting, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
A sea snail species without a shell, known as a “sea angel”
JOANNE THOMAS welcomes the Employment Rights Act as an instrument for the much-needed revitalisation of trade union membership and activism
Studying the works of Karl Marx is a necessity if we are to fully comprehend the crises that surround us, says MATT WILLGRESS ahead of a Marx Matters event this weekend
JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions’ political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people
Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all
SCIENCE news this year has been dominated by Covid-19. Research has happened at an incredible speed, with scientists working around the clock to make rapid progress.
At the start of the year, we didn’t know that Sars-CoV-2 existed. Just nine months later, humanity has collectively sequenced and analysed its genome in detail, found evidence for a range of effective treatments and started the development of hundreds of candidate vaccines.
Other areas of science might seem sluggish by comparison. Indeed, science normally feels like it progresses at a snail’s pace. However, there is always more than meets the eye to nature. Snails are no exception.
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