Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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At this point where the Tories are claiming funds are low, we must highlight the ridiculous £200 billion they plan to waste on renewing and expanding our sick missile programme, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE
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JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
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As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
AS the government ploughs on with yet another dangerous and reckless misstep in its haphazard and callous approach to the pandemic, one trend is becoming crystal clear: that working people and those already hit hard by a decade of austerity will be expected to pay the price.
With the furlough scheme being wound down, universal credit set to be cut by £20 and Chancellor Rishi Sunak refusing to rule out scrapping the pension triple lock, it seems the Tories’ supposed shift in economic policy predictably doesn’t extend to being prepared to put the interests of the majority of people over those of the class who bankroll their party (and who, in many cases, have by no means done badly out of the last 16 months).
But while rhetoric about “tough decisions” and “fiscal responsibility” is returning, one spending commitment seems to be in no danger of being reviewed by the government, or questioned by right-wing commentators: the enormous sum put towards nuclear weapons.
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JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
