Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
THE Diamond Princess cruise liner has been in the headlines lately, after some passengers and crew were suspected of having the coronavirus, Covid-19.
Ironically, many of the news reports will have been interspersed with idyllic adverts for luxurious cruising holidays.
The Diamond Princess’s 3,711 passengers and crew were quarantined by the Japanese authorities. Passengers with confirmed cases were taken ashore for treatment. Two have died, but most have now returned to their home countries.
HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth
Science has always been mixed up with money and power, but as a decorative facade for megayachts, it risks leaving reality behind altogether, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT



