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A nation divided
Operating Theatre is a charity that specialises in telling stories about health through drama. Artistic director ALEX ELLIOTT explains how this year they’ll focus on questions of health inequality — such as why low income has a direct impact on life expectancy
A still from a production called Out of Sight about a care home abuse scandal
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY
After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
KIERA MARSHALL says there is a gulf between the privileged circles in which most politicians move and the lives of working-class youth in left-behind estates – and as a newly elected Senedd member she’s determined to do something about it
PLACE matters. Don’t take my word for it. It’s there in the Marmot Review, 10 Years On, a document that revisits some of the causes and effects of health inequalities in Britain.
In this far-reaching report, there is a lot to absorb, so I recommend that you take some time out to read it.
When I first opened the document, I was immediately struck by a quote that appears in the introduction.
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