Skip to main content
No-one is safe until everyone is safe 
DIANE ABBOTT makes the case for a people’s vaccine to help get the virus under control across the world, not just in the wealthy West
A relative of a person who died of Covid-19 mourns at a crematorium in Jammu, India

THE appalling scenes in India are a shocking reminder of the catastrophic effects of failing to suppress the coronavirus.

Even with the best will in the world, in a country as poor as India, with low levels of healthcare and often overcrowded living and working conditions, there was always a risk that this might happen.  

But the situation has been clearly exacerbated by following the model of allowing the virus to freely circulate. 

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Participants of the Brics Plus Outreach format pose for a photo in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2026
Geopolitics / 13 September 2026
13 September 2026
Members of trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike to protest an interim trade deal with the United States, saying the agreement undermines the interests of farmers, small businesses and workers in New Delhi, India, February 12, 2026
Workers' Rights / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026

The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela, on December 10 2025. Photo: U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP
Features / 13 December 2025
13 December 2025

The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT