In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Women are rising and will not be silenced
With pledges and declarations, women from across the political spectrum are standing up in defence of their sex-based rights, says PAULA BOULTON
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
SEX-BASED rights clearly matter. And until very recently there has been no open debate about this subject. Now, through the medium of petitions in support of pledges or declarations on women’s sex-based rights, thousands of women and men right across the political spectrum are speaking out about this issue.
Following the launch of the SNP women’s pledge in October, a group of Labour women decided to create a declaration of their own, specific to Labour.
Having enlisted 300 founder signatories, they then launched it on November 12, along with a Facebook page, a Twitter account and a comments section on the petition.
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