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Change will only come from the streets
BEN SELLERS explains why Britain needs a People’s Charter now

IN TRUTH, this general election campaign has been a depressing spectacle.

Admittedly, anyone who has witnessed the devastation the Tories have wreaked on our economy and public services, with a noxious cocktail of anti-trade union legislation and dog-whistle racism, will cheer when they finally leave office. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. 

But the tame fare from the official opposition means any celebrations will be short-lived.

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