VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
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Universal credit is a crime against claimants
No civilised government should impose this cruel policy on its citizens. Join the new DPAC campaign to reverse it, says LINDA BURNIP
by Roger D Harris and John Perry
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
Labour MSP CAROL MOCHAN calls for Britain to follow France’s lead and recognise the Palestinian state as part of efforts to end this war
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
WE’VE all been alerted to the cruelty involved in universal credit conditionality by the inspiring work of Charlotte Hughes who has campaigned tirelessly against it.
Now, however, in spite of all the warnings about the dire impact of this flawed and spiteful benefit, in spite of rapidly rising child poverty and homelessness, the despicable Tories are pushing ahead, rolling it out across the country.
Even before austerity cuts, Britain’s social security benefits, including pensions, are among the least generous in Europe.
Some 2.8 million disabled people are in deep poverty — that is, they have 50 per cent below the median income.
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We need a proper social security system that supports families and provides a proper safety net, writes PADDY LILLIS, calling for the Labour government to lift the cruel two-child benefit cap