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The true cost of Ukraine: £106 billion and counting
For Britain, direct military aid is just the tip of the iceberg compared to the spiralling energy crisis that has fueled inflation, driven millions into fuel poverty and inflated corporate profits, reveals HELEN MERCER
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Thursday, March 13, 2025, firefighters work at a damaged building after a Russian strike in Akhtyrka, Ukraine
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT
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Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
“Now thrive the armourers … They sell the pasture now to buy the horse.” (Henry V)
AS KEIR STARMER seeks to lead Europe in stretching out the Ukraine war to the crack of doom the issue of the cost of defence spending will return as a vital topic to Britain.
It would however be a mistake to focus only on the direct support to Ukraine, for the indirect costs to Britain of the energy crisis which has accompanied the tensions between Russia and the West have been much higher.
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