The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Jeremy is the leader Britain needs – he’s the only one keeping his cool
Attempting coups is the last thing Labour MPs should be doing. Confident leadership is vital in the face of Brexit, says
MANUEL CORTES
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
THEY say a week is a long time in politics. The last 10 days have proven this old adage.
We’ve had David Cameron announcing he was going after his EU gamble spectacularly backfired.
Boris Johnson, the man who ditched any semblance of principle in a bid to become PM, was favourite to take over until Michael Gove stabbed him in the front — killing both their leadership bids dead before they started.
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