Tory class policies delivered millions into poverty and destitution
PADDY LILLIS makes the case for voting Labour at the next general election
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
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CITY bonuses are at an all-time high, banks and energy giants are registering record profits while working people are suffering the worst pay crisis for two centuries.
The number of people experiencing destitution in the UK has more than doubled in the last five years. Foodbanks have become an established fixture of British society, there are now 4.2 million children living in poverty — 600,000 more than when Labour were last in power, and the NHS is on its knees.
We know that women, disabled, black and minority ethnic (BME) and LGBT+ people have borne the brunt of many of the Conservatives’ failings since 2010.
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