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It’s not hard to see why many think the current devolution arrangements are not working, says Unison Cymru Wales regional secretary DOMINIC MacASKILL
After years of struggle in the MAS party, the mass movement of left-wing peasants and workers has founded a new party, with former president Evo Morales as its candidate for the summer’s elections, writes CINDY FORSTER
Sixty years after his murder, it is up to all of us to defy ruling-class attempts to sanitise or distort his revolutionary legacy by upholding his deep understanding of capitalism’s ties to racism and empire, writes ISAAC SANEY
As we face savage cuts to our pay and conditions while the executive gravy train chugs on, Unite is putting the Scottish government on notice as workers prepare for a massive wave of resistance, writes DEREK THOMSON
Lenin’s theory of the weakest link shifted the centre of gravity of the proletarian revolution towards peoples’ struggles in the developing world, contrary to the expectation of Marx and Engels. The effect was to hinder the cause of socialism by decades. Time bring it back to its natural home, argues FAWZI IBRAHIM
Labour is deliberately continuing Tory policies that cost us £38 billion more than they save while driving illness rates higher — despite the evidence that previous sanctions doubled suicide attempts, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
The towering figures of the North American right and the South American left are set to clash this summer as Brazil hosts Brics, an alliance Trump is determined to smash, reports TONY BURKE
FRIDAY’S announcement of an improved pay offer for NHS Wales staff offered some hope to desperate, exhausted healthcare workers and sent political journalists hurrying to file their reports.
It also presents a snapshot of the extent of devolution as it currently stands, its strengths and its limits.
For months, Unison and our trade union colleagues have been engaged in intensive negotiations with the Welsh government.
At times it has been extremely frustrating and we knew Welsh ministers could do much more to improve upon the very low pay award.
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