Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool, September 23, 2024
Waiting for the grander vision to emerge
THIS week has clarified battle lines in the war being waged against working-class people in Britain and beyond.
US President Donald Trump’s blitz of executive orders, shredding obligations including over global warming and international co-operation on eradicating disease, set the tone in the world’s most powerful country — as did the fascist salute given by the world’s richest man Elon Musk at his inauguration.
But our immediate concern must be how Britain’s Labour government is aligning totally with the corporate assault on civic, social and environmental rights.
Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
Looking for moral co-ordinates after a tough year for rational political thinking and shared human morality
Looking for moral co-ordinates after a tough year for rational political thinking and shared human morality
