A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
A proper lockdown requires full financial support for workers
The government needs to ensure workers can afford to stay at home, argues RICHARD BURGON MP
THE government’s complete failure to get the virus under control means we’re back in a lockdown.
This is clearly a necessary public-health measure given tens of thousands more unnecessary deaths would have happened if the virus had run even further out of control.
The lockdown must be done properly if it’s to succeed. But it's clear already that this lockdown is inadequate for driving the new strain of the virus right down to safe levels.
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