Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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No, we are not all working from home
People have, on the whole, continued to go to work during the crisis — but the correct control measures to keep us safe have not been in place, says SOLOMON HUGHES
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
FOR the last three months, more people have been going to work as normal than working from home.
The Office for National Statistics have been trying to get a handle on what is actually happening due to coronavirus with their Opinions and Lifestyle survey: it is only a sample survey, based on 2,000 or so people, but it is fairly robust and until some stronger figures come along, the best source.
The survey shows that, as of August 9, 23 per cent of people with jobs are fully working from home: that is a massive change. But it is still a minority, because at the same time 48 per cent of people travelled to work normally. And 7 per cent of those in jobs both travelled to their regular workplace and worked from home.
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