There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
We should be shocked by the nasty and archaic policies being promoted by the Tories
A policy that means that people who are poor are not entitled to any more than two children is not only an absolute disgrace but it verges on eugenics, says ELAINE SMITH
Foodbank use is increasingly normalised
Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
A FEW weeks ago, as shadow cabinet secretary for the eradication of poverty and inequality, I led a Scottish Labour debate in Parliament calling for an end to poverty, inequality and austerity.
During the debate, the issue of Tory welfare policy was raised along with the poverty and hardship being caused by universal credit.
The two-child limit for assistance was raised with the point being made that it breaks the link between need and benefit entitlement.
On this issue, Tory spokesperson Michelle Ballantyne MSP defended universal credit and other Tory welfare cuts and said that “it is fair that people on benefits cannot have as many children as they like while people who work and pay their way and do not claim benefits have to make decisions about the number of children they can have.”
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