The proxy war in Ukraine is heading to a denouement with the US and Russia dividing the spoils while the European powers stand bewildered by events they have been wilfully blind to, says KEVIN OVENDEN
Valuing our NHS team
A publicly owned and properly funded NHS, free at the point of delivery, should be the shining light of a civilised society, says ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
One can only imagine what would happen if 2.2 million Palestinian refugees were pushed into Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries, per Trump’s proposal, writes RAMZY BAROUD
This is the most anti-migrant government in decades, argues RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH
VICTOR GROSSMAN reports, with a little chuckle, on how US readiness to work with Russia, not just on peace for Ukraine, has thrown a spanner into the German electoral machine
SOLOMON HUGHES probes the finances of a phoney ‘charity’ pushing the free schools and academies agenda
Freedom now for former PM Mir-Hossein Mousavi and other political prisoners
VIJAY PRASHAD examines why in 2018 Washington started to take an increasingly belligerent stance towards ‘near peer rivals’ – Russa and China – with far-reaching geopolitical effects
THERE has never been a time when our NHS workers have been in such sharp public focus.
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the skill, compassion, versatility and commitment of everyone from nurses, administrators, consultants, dietitians, phlebotomists, podiatrists, radiographers, physiotherapists and others.
Some have thrived but so many others are broken. The pandemic has had a severe impact on staff — they have been under huge amounts of pressure and are exhausted, traumatised and are now struggling with their own physical and mental health.
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We need a ‘right to food’ enshrined in law and universal free school meals, as 7.2 million households face food insecurity after years of devastating failed Tory policies, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
