The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Local democracy, not purges, are behind events on Haringey Council
Haringey's council leader Claire Kober
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
THE people power that has brought an end to the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV) has shown that surrender to the interests of multinational construction firms is not welcome by local residents and the many social movements that they are part of.
Councils in London are under great pressure to deal with the Tory-inspired housing crisis but, in boroughs neighbouring Haringey, Labour leaderships have responded innovatively but without capitulation to the corporations.
Camden, Islington and Enfield have all provided different models to deal with the crisis. The borough that is in cahoots with Haringey's chosen developer, Australian multinational Lendlease, is Southwark.
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