Netanyahu’s failed attempt to replace Shin Bet’s chief violates longstanding Israeli political taboos, as the apartheid state’s internal power struggle spirals to a new level of crisis while Gaza burns, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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Tories tell the disabled: ‘we will track you down’
An attack video so outrageous it has already been deleted shows exactly how the mainstream political parties scapegoat disabled people for votes — and do lasting damage, explains RUTH HUNT
THREAT: Minister for disabled people Tom Pursglove in the deleted video
Following the historic ban on companies profiting from children’s care, Unison Cymru calls for transparency in implementing the changes and extending the reform to create a truly national, profit-free care service, says MARK TURNER
The left must confront both far-right bigotry and the undeniable problems the exploitation of migrant workers by the ruling class creates — but there are few lessons from the global left on how to strike this balance, laments NICK WRIGHT
STEPHAN BLUM presents the evidence that wine was enjoyed by common folk, independent of upper-class celebrations and religious rituals
The series unveils uncomfortable truths about youth alienation and online radicalisation — but the real crisis lies in austerity and the absence of class consciousness in addressing young people’s disillusionment, says teacher ROBERT POOLE
Our delegation found a small but brave and bold socialist nation that has withstood imperialist machinations and poisonous slander to make impressive leaps in healthcare and women’s rights, reports VETERANS FOR PEACE
Born from my communist social worker mother’s efforts to bridge healthcare gaps, Labour’s push for home-based care now risks becoming another avenue for the US corporate takeover of the NHS, writes RICHARD CLARKE
THERE is no mistaking that elections are near because the Tories, and to a slightly lesser amount, Labour, are back demonising benefit claimants. In a recent Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) video, now deleted, that featured the minister (supposedly) for disabled people, we can clearly see the Tories are not targeting just any benefit claimants but instead only those with disabilities.
The video showed the minister, Tom Pursglove, preparing for an early morning raid with the police. One camera shot lingered on the specially designed DWP stab vest and was accompanied by the words, “We will track you down. We will find you. And we will bring you to justice.”
For a start, we need to ask, what does that do for those with disabilities? It does nothing but cause alarm when there is so much need. A social care crisis, underfunded NHS and staff, scandal after scandal in care, especially for those with learning disabilities and mental illness, an extreme lack of accessible homes — the list goes on and on.
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