Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
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Chris Kaba’s life matters. Black lives matter
The latest fatal police shooting of a young black man should be of concern to all who oppose racism and is a sinister sign of a state prepared to crack down on its citizens in the most brutal way it can, warns DIANE ABBOTT
Soon-to-be father Chris Kaba was shot dead by police last week
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
While public outrage has focused on the abuse committed within Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, key questions remain unresolved, says JOHN GREEN
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
Tens of thousands of students left their classrooms and took to the streets against conscription and rising military spending. NICK WRIGHT reports from Berlin
A call from the World Peace Council to the peace movements of the world
AT A time of national mourning it is important to reflect that there is no hierarchy when it comes to the value of life.
Many people feel that the Queen deserves her special ceremonial period of mourning and burial. That is only to be expected for such a long reign and such a well-loved monarch.
Yet many others have died over the same period, including Chris Kaba. And unlike our departed Queen, he did not die peacefully in his bed at a good age, surrounded by his loved ones. He was just 24 years old and was gunned down in the street by officers of the Metropolitan Police.
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