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Wales has an alternative to Labour’s ‘Austerity 2.0’
Wales has an alternative to Labour’s ‘Austerity 2.0’
Labour is abandoning Port Talbot workers and pursuing more austerity — but Wales has an alternative path, one committed to economic justice and sustainability in the face of rising energy bills, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
HANK ROBERTS welcomes news that asbestos has been judged too dangerous to leave in situ in schools and public buildings, and issues a clarion call to readers to help make sure action is actually taken
VICTOR GROSSMAN believes peace in Ukraine needs to come before anything else and abhors the EU's insane drive to keep the war going on
Wales reporter David Nicholson talks to Morning Star columnist and Plaid Cymru economy spokesman LUKE FLETCHER ahead of the unveiling of his economic strategy for Wales
As the ‘NRx movement’ plots to replace democracy with corporate-feudal dictatorship, Britain must pursue a radical alternative of local food security and genuine wealth redistribution to withstand the coming upheaval, writes ALAN SIMPSON
The Guyanese scholar’s groundbreaking work revealed how Europe deliberately underdeveloped Africa while using its resources and people to fuel Western capitalism, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
By making Personal Independence Payments harder to access, Labour is creating another barrier for those already struggling with soaring care costs, workplace discrimination and prejudiced employers, argues RUTH HUNT
LAST weekend, as Plaid Cymru’s economy spokesperson, I stood before delegates at the SNP’s annual conference in Edinburgh with a clear message: a radical vision is essential to counter Labour’s impending programme of “Austerity 2.0.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already warned us that his government’s first Budget in October will be “painful,” but pain is not inevitable — it’s a choice. Labour has chosen to double down on Osbornomics, embracing a failed economic model that has slashed investment and hollowed out our communities.
Labour is signalling a disturbing alignment with the very forces that have perpetuated inequality and economic decline for over a decade.
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