PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE explains why opposing war is inseparable from defending jobs, wages and public services – and why readers should come to the London Peace Conference on Saturday June 20
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A new generation of protesters is targeting the warmongers promoting Israel’s ethnic cleansing who are determined to live outside the law, writes ALAN SIMPSON
EXPOSING CENSORSHIP: Protesters blockade weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow on May 1 2024
As protests erupt over Henry Nowak’s murder, ANDREW MURRAY argues that anger is being exploited to advance a wider racist and anti-immigration agenda
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Campaigners say criticism of Labour MP Stephen Morgan’s position on Gaza has been met with police intervention and cancelled opportunities for debate. HESTER WOLFE reports
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FEARLESS: Student protest encampment at the Old College at the University of Edinburghon May 8 2024
DENNIS SKINNER once referred to David Cameron as “Dodgy Dave.” It may have seemed a disrespectful remark from an MP to the (then) prime minister, but Dennis was just telling it like it is. It’s only because Rishi Sunak’s government is so much further to the right that Cameron is now getting an easier ride. But his fundamental politics are just as corrupt.
As you’d expect, Tony Benn put it more analytically: “I don’t think people understand how the Establishment became established. They simply stole land and property from the poor, surrounded themselves with weak-minded sycophants for protection, gave themselves titles and have been wielding power ever since.”
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