Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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Infiltrating the hidden world of the London super-rich
Artist and writer MILES ELLINGHAM decided to go undercover to discover the city we don’t see
A Mercedes C Class car crashes into the basement of a luxury apartment block at Lancaster Terrace
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
When gas company bosses gorged on assets, the GMB union fought back with the help of a 20-stone saddleback sow. MAT COWARD tells the story
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
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IN 2018, I began a longitudinal study, in which I’d call up luxury London estate agents, pretend to represent a well-known billionaire and go to house viewings on their behalf.
What I found was an “impossible city,” one that sits somewhere out of sight yet oversees our lives.
It’s not a particularly difficult undertaking. Swiftness is key; just pick up the phone (never leave an email, else you’ll be inundated with marketing), call one of the major luxury agents and arrange a viewing.
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