Inequality: fighting the ideological fight
Most people understand and are outraged by the fact inequality is getting worse — we need to explain how and why the Tories are driving it, writes JON TRICKETT MP
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
Nick Wright talks to photographer and author JANINA STRUK
THE government is on manoeuvre. It always is. Its long-term project is to wage a continual war against those in poverty, as well as working people in general, in favour of the wealthy.
Of course, they don’t say out loud that this is their purpose. Normally they come up with a thin excuse why it is necessary to take this course of action. But it’s always the same underlying story.
Take the Autumn Statement. There was jubilation on the Tory backbenches and in much of the media at the time, because it would put slightly more cash into the wage packets of some taxpayers because National Insurance contributions have been cut.
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