Nuclear safety experts warn that sweeping cuts to oversight rules could undermine environmental safeguards as the White House races to bring new reactors online by 2026, says CHAUNCEY K ROBINSON
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The NHS is a national treasure — it deserves first-class treatment
Engels’ call for a structured, systematic, critique of capitalism and for a strategy for securing something better remains as relevant today as it did a century and a half ago, declares the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
As the Stop the War Coalition holds its annual conference, ANDREW MURRAY warns that Britain’s alignment with US foreign policy is fuelling global instability and diverting billions from welfare, wages and public services
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the tension between treating children as vulnerable dependants and recognising them as citizens with rights
The tightening of protest rights reflects a broader shift toward repression in Britain’s strained liberal democracy. Socialists and trade unionists must be ready to resist further attacks on our freedoms, warns JOHN McINALLY
Until ministers stop deferring to the market and start drawing hard lines, the public will remain at the mercy of private power, says MATT KERR
BIRTHDAYS are usually a time for celebration, especially when you are much-loved and have made it to 70 like the NHS.
Such a milestone represents an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved, and what more could be accomplished.
Our health service is a truly remarkable institution staffed by the most dedicated people who believe in the greater good, including nurses, porters and cleaners as well as healthcare assistants. Many are literally life-savers.
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