IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Our film seeks to tell the truth about the ‘cost of dying crisis’
Pauper funerals have increased at a dramatic rate, writes DEBORAH HOBSON, asking why is this swept under the carpet by media and politicians alike
IGNORED IN LIFE AND IN DEATH: (L to R) Football fans make their way, past a homeless person, to a game at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion stadium, on December 8 2024; Paupers graves at City of London cemetery
[Graves: Matt Brown/flickr/CC]
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
DURING the festive season we were reminded by television news broadcasters and newspapers in their customary hand-wringing way that this country’s bitterly cold streets have been “home” for rough sleepers. And that loneliness and poverty will plague the elderly. So, what’s new?
Sensationalist reporting aside, mainstream media have an attention deficit when it comes to the “unsexy” issue of rough sleeping and loneliness. More on that later.
Spiralling figures for homelessness and lack of affordable housing has made this social pandemic a hot political issue, with political parties from all sides falling over themselves to find measures that will resonate well with the public while cynically boosting their popularity and poll ratings.
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