The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
We’re facing a perfect storm of attacks on living standards
But the labour movement is poised for the fightback – it’s time to get involved, says MARK SERWOTKA
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) protest
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
TRADE unions are now the bulwark against a cruel government and the vehicle for social justice.
Thousands will gather in London this weekend to demand action over the cost-of-living crisis and I can’t think of a better vehicle for effecting that change than the trade union movement.
Even before the demo has begun, brave union members in the RMT have voted to walk out at the end of June, in what is being described as the biggest rail strike in modern history.
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