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Dorset TUC statement on Portland Habour asylum barge – refugees are welcome here
The trade union body at the heart of the campaign against the government decision to house asylum-seekers on the so-called barge has spoken out against the government’s actions
A nationwide mobilisation signals growing resistance to the far right, but lasting change will depend on deep organising in every corner of society, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
Art matters because stories, herstories, histories, and even flights of fancy matter, posits MATT KERR
As the far right gains ground, Fire Brigades Union members are organising in workplaces and on the streets to defend public services and workers’ rights, says STEVE WRIGHT
As far-right rhetoric rises and political tensions deepen, an unprecedented alliance of organisations marches to assert that inclusivity, not exclusion, defines the majority, says STEVE GILLAN
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
REPRESENTING 18 trade union branches, Dorset TUC (DTUC) is strongly opposed to the government’s determination to flout international law through the Illegal Migration Bill, which aims to deny protection and justice to many people in need of asylum.
Attempts to justify such harsh measures are unfounded: the number of asylum claims per head of population in Britain is lower than the average across the EU and far lower than in developing countries, where 85 per cent of refugees live.
The vast majority of asylum-seekers have no safe way to reach the UK, so desperate people have no choice but to risk dangerous journeys.
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