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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It’s time to give our railways back to the people of Britain
As Aslef’s annual assembly opens in Southend, MICK WHELAN makes the case for public ownership
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
THE result of the general election last week was not what we wanted, what we expected or what we worked so hard for.
It was a defeat across Britain for Labour. Although it is worth noting that while the Conservatives won England, the SNP won Scotland, Labour won Wales and the DUP won Northern Ireland, which may say something about the state of the United Kingdom.
But that doesn’t mean we give up or stop working for what we believe in. And it doesn’t mean that what we believe is wrong. On public ownership, for instance, those of us who work in the rail industry know — because we see it every day — that privatisation hasn’t worked. And we know that even Conservative voters would like to see the railway in this country brought back into public ownership.
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