In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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WHEN the full implications of the Covid-19 pandemic became apparent in March of this year, many of us feared that, once again, the poorest and most vulnerable would shoulder the burden of an international crisis.
From putting their lives at risk as essential workers, to facing financial collapse, working-class people are set to absorb the impact of economic disaster for the second time in a generation.
The burden on tenants has been clear internationally, with tenants’ unions calling for rent strikes from New York to Bobigny, and Scotland has been no exception.
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