The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
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The mini-Budget was an open declaration of class war
The Tories know what their tax cuts for the rich and funding cuts to the welfare state will result in and they are willing to ride the storm – but more and more of us are getting ready to fight back, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
THE mini-Budget sets out the clear intention of the Tories to further shore up the wealth of the richest in society at the expense of the rest of us.
Tax cuts for big business and the biggest earners, deregulation, attacks on trade union rights and social security have all been tried before.
It has led to a significant level of inequality and a rise in every social ills, including violence, crime, mental illness, addiction and exploitation.
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