Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
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One thing we all share now is poverty
CHARLOTTE HUGHES discusses the poverty she has witnessed while demostrating against Tory-driven austerity
As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER
Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
WE WERE out for our regular demo day last Thursday outside the jobcentre. I say demo but we do so much more — hand information leaflets out, offer solidarity and advice. We’ve become a lifeline to many who are desperately needing all of the above.
Regular readers will know that we hand out food parcels each week. This week we had about five to start with. There was already a queue forming for them. So they went within 30 minutes. Later on a comrade arrived with three more and they went in no time at all. It’s awful. Queuing in the street for a food parcel.
This government does not care one bit, and it’s pointless trying to reach to its so-called compassionate side because it doesn’t have one. Instead Theresa May spouts on about a “shared society.”
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