SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
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Pauper funerals have increased at a dramatic rate, writes DEBORAH HOBSON, asking why is this swept under the carpet by media and politicians alike
IGNORED IN LIFE AND IN DEATH: (L to R) Football fans make their way, past a homeless person, to a game at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion stadium, on December 8 2024; Paupers graves at City of London cemetery
[Graves: Matt Brown/flickr/CC]
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression
Kenny MacAskill remembers a ‘Sovietologist’ and voice for peace and reconciliation at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
In part II of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY explores how witch-hunting drives took hold in the Civil Service as the cold war emerged in the wake of WWII
The right to buy may have been scrapped in Scotland, but the damage it has done lives on even now, writes MATT KERR
Ahead of the CP’s Congress later this month, RICHARD HEBBERT looks at the pressing climate issues humanity faces and their interdependence with capitalism
DURING the festive season we were reminded by television news broadcasters and newspapers in their customary hand-wringing way that this country’s bitterly cold streets have been “home” for rough sleepers. And that loneliness and poverty will plague the elderly. So, what’s new?
Sensationalist reporting aside, mainstream media have an attention deficit when it comes to the “unsexy” issue of rough sleeping and loneliness. More on that later.
Spiralling figures for homelessness and lack of affordable housing has made this social pandemic a hot political issue, with political parties from all sides falling over themselves to find measures that will resonate well with the public while cynically boosting their popularity and poll ratings.
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