The basis for 20th-century social democracy in Britain is gone, argues ANDREW MURRAY – but there are measures a Burnham government could take that would break with neoliberalism
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Urgent action is now needed to build back better
This is an extraordinary national moment to reshape our economy for the common good – but our dithering government must be pressed to do so, says STEVE TURNER
TONY BURKE pays tribute to a dedicated trade unionist and true internationalist who helped organise workers from Britain to Bangladesh
NASUWT leader MATT WRACK says schools are crying out for serious investment — and there are other immediate changes a new prime minister could and should enact
Keir Starmer’s resignation speech seemed to be coming from a different universe, or maybe it was just a fanfaronade of falsehoods, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Starmer will be judged on his record, but it would be wrong to view him in isolation from the crisis of the British political establishment, says the COMMUNIST PARTY in its official statement on the PM’s resignation
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
TOWARDS the end of last year, I had a fascinating meeting with a major employer.
They wanted Unite’s help with replacing their entire fleet of vans with electric ones built here in the UK.
Good for the planet, good for UK jobs, happy to help. There was just one problem — we don’t make a single electric van in this country to meet their needs.
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