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Today we must honour the workers of the world
This May Day thousands of people across the globe will be wearing red to give our thanks to key workers, we hope you will all join us, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER
Wear Red
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TODAY is May Day. Today is our day. Today we wear red. We wear red for the key workers out there saving lives every day and we wear red for those who came before us and died for the rights and freedoms we take for granted.
We wear red for the future, too, for a new world that can be born from the ashes of the old.
Our response to coronavirus has clearly shown the importance of society working together in the common interest.
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