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Another economy is possible
On the occasion of Scottish Labour Party conference, CRAIG ANDERSON of CWU looks to North Ayrshire where Community Wealth Building projects that really benefit the community provide a bold example to all Scottish Labour councils
Millport town hall was closed for many years but after ownership transferred to the community it was supported with £200k from North Ayrshire Community Investment fund
NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
CWU MEMBERS, like all of us, are facing a cost-of-living crisis caused by an economic system based on the extraction of wealth, a system that enables oil and gas companies such as Shell and BP to post record profits while our members face a 54 per cent increase in their energy bills.
Our members have worked tirelessly throughout the Covid pandemic keeping our country connected and delivering huge quantities of mail on levels never seen before.
Employers need to recognise our members’ role and commitment during this past period and must provide financial stability in upcoming pay negotiations to combat the cost-of-living crisis.
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