Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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‘Pre-war’ era propaganda from top brass reveals strategic problems for Britain's rulers
NICK WRIGHT looks at why General Sir Patrick Sanders is plugging conscription in light of Britain's shifting military outlook
Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, speaks to Chief of the General Staff General Patrick Sanders during a visit to a military training camp in East Anglia in the UK, to view Swedish military personnel delivering training to Ukrainian soldiers as part of the UK-led Operation Interflex, Wednesday, November 29, 2023
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THE Establishment is in panic mode after army brass hats warned that the forced recruitment of hundreds of thousands was “essential” for a war against Russia.
Number 10 rushed to say Rishi Sunak did not share the views of army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders and insisted there are no plans to reintroduce conscription.
The general’s speech to a military conference was published by the army's own press operation but an embarrassing clash developed after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) rubbished the soon-to-be-retired army chief views.
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