NICK TROY lauds the young staff at a hotel chain and cinema giant who are ready to take on the bosses for their rights
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To tackle the climate crisis, we need real system change to end fossil-fuelled capitalism
It is clear that the government must make a complete U-turn in its approach to climate justice, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
A statue of Prime Minister Boris Johnson splattered with oil as campaigners from Greenpeace demonstrate at Downing Street against exploitation of the Cambo oil field
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
With violence against women and girls reaching unprecedented levels – particularly in the north of England – Unison North West is driving a union-wide push for education, prevention and trauma-informed support, writes JOANNE MOORCROFT
Amid national economic decay and with a lack of coherent left-wing responses, far-right narratives on women’s safety and immigration have taken root in former Labour heartlands. The WOMEN’S LIBERATION ALLIANCE warns that only a renewed politics rooted in an understanding of class, race and sex can stem the rise of authoritarianism
THE climate crisis is no longer a distant threat; it is already here.
The upcoming Cop26 conference provides a crucial opportunity to address this existential threat.
Yet the government is proceeding with a number of destructive, environmentally damaging initiatives that make a mockery of its claim to be a leader on climate justice.
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There is little benefit coming to Scotland or the wider UK from projects like Rosebank or Jackdaw – or indeed renewables – as profits are siphoned out of the country by foreign companies, writes PAULINE BRYAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
But Unite warns that Labour has ‘missed a golden opportunity to bring the national grid under public ownership’