The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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The battle against climate change needs proper joined-up policy
The Prime Minster’s net zero U-turn makes no long-term economic sense and will leave working people and the poorest in our society counting the cost, says REBECCA LONG BAILEY MP
The battle against climate change needs proper joined-up policy
Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
THE Prime Minister’s announcement recently that he was diluting key net-zero targets — including delaying by five years a ban on new petrol cars, weakening targets on the transition away from oil and gas boilers and scrapping a number of proposed energy efficiency requirements for landlords — was a feeble attempt to appease fossil fuel lobbyists, climate denialists and certain Tory donors in advance of a looming general election.
More worrying however is that it was a blatant attempt to create the false narrative that if we want to tackle climate change those who must ultimately pay for it are working people.
We either choose our health and our children’s futures or our jobs and keeping a roof over our heads.
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