IAN LAVERY MP says an immediate focus on raising wages and reducing costs must be part of a strategy to show Labour can deliver for workers again
Wales needs radical federalism
It is not a binary choice between independence and the Tory status quo — we need to defend devolution from Westminster and fight for a fairer, greener, socialist future as equal partners with the rest of the UK, writes BETH WINTER MP
Friedrich Merz’s call for a new Plaza Accord ignores how Washington’s 1985 currency ambush destroyed Japan without fixing US deficits — China, a sovereign socialist state with 1.4 billion consumers, cannot be bullied the same way, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
World Peace Council president PALLAB SENGUPTA assesses the challenges facing the international peace movement and sends greetings to the Liberation AGM
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
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
DEVOLUTION is not an “academic” matter — it has very real consequences for people in Wales. We have a lot to be proud of: for the last 22 years Wales has had a Labour-led government which has retained a largely publicly owned NHS and maintained free prescriptions.
In 2015 our Wellbeing of Future Generations Act encouraged the bill allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in Welsh elections. Wales is also developing an inclusive, largely foundational, economy taking a social partnership approach, promoting fair work and safeguarding workers’ rights.
Our 2017 Trade Union (Wales) Act gives further protection to workers in Wales in devolved sectors.
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