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With its 37p increase the government is punishing disabled people
Disabled people have been hit especially hard by this pandemic, yet the government is refusing to increase benefits, writes RICHARD BURGON MP
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Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
THE coronavirus crisis has not just been a public health emergency but a social emergency too. So it should have been a moment to bring society together — to rebuild our social security system to ensure that everyone had the support needed to get through this crisis and beyond.
Yet many have been thrown into even greater hardship while the government has chosen to simply wash its hands of its responsibility to support them.
Take the benefits that millions survive on. This week those benefits were increased by just 37p a week for those on so-called “legacy benefits.”
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