The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Time for trade unions to deliver our own agenda for change
Nobody wants to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. Unions must seize the opportunity to secure a new deal, says CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
A banner reading 'Thank You Key Workers' in the stands during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Unions must use the new appreciation for key workers to secure a better deal for everyone
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
THROUGHOUT the pandemic key workers have been absolutely essential in keeping our country running – treating the sick, keeping the shops stocked and open, the streets clean, the buses and trains moving, our internet connected and making deliveries.
And trade unions have made a decisive difference in protecting workers, fighting to ensure safety advice and social distancing guidelines are applied, intervening at government level to win programmes like the job retention scheme that, while flawed, have protected millions of households’ incomes.
There has never been a better moment for our movement to harness our collective strength and deploy it to secure further-reaching, longer-lasting change.
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