The campaign against the Bank of England’s ongoing theft of Venezuelan gold is gaining support across the labour movement and beyond, writes MATT WILLGRESS
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Meet the Conservatives’ laughable Social Mobility Commission
What was once a relatively bona fide group looking at child poverty has long been hijacked by the Tories to victim-blame the poor and disadvantaged — but Liz Truss’s latest appointees are comically biased, reports SOLOMON HUGHES
Commissioner and former Tory MP Rob Wilson (left) and Katherine Birbalsingh who was made chair of the commission
in 2021 (right)
The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
Media Lens at 25: David Cromwell and David Edwards reflect on a quarter-century of media criticism, explaining why independent journalism is more important than ever
MAT COWARD introduces some of the electoral oddballs of the political fringe who remain one of the liveliest features of British democracy, despite efforts to abolish them
by Weyman Bennett and Maz’s family
THREE of the seven newly appointed members of the government’s Social Mobility Commission are Tory Party activists — with most of the rest being right-wing ideologues.
There are two messages behind these numbers. First, the government is willing to use any government institution to cement political power for its party, no matter how absurd.
Secondly, it’s a direct message that the best way to actually get “social mobility” is by joining that party — if you want to get ahead, be an active Tory and you’ll get a chance for a lucrative and prestigious job.
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