DAVE CALFE, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes exclusively for the Morning Star as the union’s five-day annual conference opens in Birmingham
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Gustavo Petro’s first year: social and environmental justice
Guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening relations with Venezuela and an attempt to reform healthcare, labour regulations and pensions are a strong start, writes LAURA CAPOTE
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THIS month marked the first year of the first progressive government in Colombia’s history. In this short time, the government has proven its commitment to defend its victory at the polls. The Colombian people have also affirmed their will to enact radical change that brings the country closer, in the terms of the National Development Plan presented by Gustavo Petro, to being a “world power of life.”
Domestic, regional, and international factors have marked these 12 months of government and undoubtedly will shape the course of the three years to come. These elements include the political will for transformation, an opposition led by the economic sectors that see their interests affected by the government’s reforms, and the fact that peasant, indigenous, impoverished, and diverse people have gone from absolute invisibility to the front page of government policies with the project of social justice.
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