DYLAN MURPHY looks at how Labour is breaking its pledge to protect the disabled and vulnerable
US sanctions hit Nicaragua’s social investment programmes
The Central American country’s development is being held back by politically motivated withholding of loans, writes JOHN PERRY
Since 2018 sanctions have been placed on Nicaragua to force a regime change
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STEPHEN ARNELL on how US power politics is seeping into British broadcasting
The belief that leadership removal can dismantle Iran reflects a flawed reading of history, write RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO
Behind the smoke clouds over Beirut lies a radical vision of a “Greater Israel.” The tactics from Gaza are now being deployed to depopulate south Lebanon, clearing the way for a permanent occupation and the reshaping of the Middle East, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Beneath the folklore of leaping salmon lies a stark reality: the River Wye is under siege from industrial agriculture – but locals aren’t letting water polluters off the hook, says MARK SEDDON
A centenary tour of north-west England uncovers powerful exhibitions and archives connecting the history of the 1926 General Strike with the fights facing workers today. General Strike 100 national co-ordinator HENRY FOWLER reflects on his recent visit to partners in the region
WHICH country spends nearly two-thirds of its budget on tackling poverty? When I met Nicaragua’s Finance Minister Ivan Acosta, he had just presented his 2024 budget to its national assembly, and he made clear that a large part of it is aimed at doing just that.
In cash terms, Nicaragua’s government will spend about 24 per cent more in 2024 than in the current year, which includes a huge increase (43 per cent) in public-sector investment.
Acosta explained how the country would continue its recent advances in health, education, transport, energy, water supply, housing and local government services.
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