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The G7 promising a vaccine handout bonanza is nothing but a hoax
The donation of one billion vaccines may seem like a lot, but in fact it is just crumbs from the tables of the wealthiest countries, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant Covid-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021
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
HEARING the G7 leaders’ pledge to donate one billion vaccines would almost make you believe they are philanthropists.
First, they emptied the whole buffet and now they are giving some crumbs to the poor countries.
With their solemn promise, they try to avoid the fundamental discussion about the patents and actually they are trying to counter the influence of China and Russia. What a sick joke!
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