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Will your MP stop WWIII? Maybe you should ask
With politicians dismissing constituents’ fears of global war, the peace movement must look beyond Parliament to prevent catastrophe, writes TOM MORRISON
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IN one of his columns, Andrew Murray said we should ask elected representatives what they are doing to prevent WW3. Clydebank TUC took him up on that challenge, and the local paper, the Clydebank Post, published the following in our monthly column:
“In our last column in the Post, we shared our open letter from Clydebank TUC to local MP Labour’s Douglas McAllister. This was sent to him on January 24, and he replied three days later saying he would provide us with a further response in due course. Given the time that has elapsed, I think we can deduce we ain’t going to get a further response from Douglas! Maybe he genuinely was intending to get back to us but was told by his masters not to bother. Who knows.
“However, it is of concern that the party that was created by the trade unions to be the political arm of the trade union movement treats its members with such contempt. We are aware, of course, that these days the Labour Party is chasing funding from rich individuals and the big corporations rather than the smaller contributions from affiliated unions. A throwback to the days of Tony Blair.
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