Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
Under current plans we will never house our homeless
All the government is doing is lining the pockets of developers with taxpayers’ money, says EMMA DENT COAD
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ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
The obfuscation of Nazism’s capitalist roots has seen imperialism redeploy fascism again and again — from the killing fields of Guatemala to the war in Ukraine, writes PAWEL WARGAN
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Calls have been made for the return to Venezuela of a two-year-old girl currently being held in the US, after being separated from her family by immigration officials, reports SUSAN GREY
IN 1966, leading Modern Movement architect Richard Seifert completed his iconic Centre Point office building at Tottenham Court Road. There were no takers for this space. It was empty for a decade.
The developer got it wrong. In an area where homeless people gather, it was inevitable that it was occupied for a time.
The homelessness charity Centrepoint, named as a reverse tribute to the empty hulk, was set up in a church nearby to tackle street homeless young people.
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Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
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