Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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Housing: A Modest Proposal
Ed Miliband’s plans for reforming the rented sector are a good start to tackling the housing crisis, says JEREMY CORBYN
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
IN launching Labour’s local election campaign last week Ed Miliband decided to emphasise the need for reform of private renting and tackling the cost of living crisis. In raising this issue he has triggered a welcome debate on housing in Britain.
House prices in England are rising fast and in London faster than ever — so much so that those lucky enough to own a property in the capital have seen house values rise by an average of £63,000 — about three times the earnings of the average Londoner. By definition, this is economic madness.
Outside London most areas are seeing much smaller increases in prices. The problem with this is that for too long British economic development has been based on ever rising property prices and thus an ever greater access to credit by those who own property, rather than lending being used to invest in sustainable manufacturing industry or real economic development.
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