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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Does Burnley have a racism problem?
Engaging with the problems of post-industrial England requires more than a simplistic analysis that divides people into ‘the enlightened or the uneducated,’ writes LAURA BRIGGS
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
THE “White Lives Matter” banner flown over the Etihad by Burnley fans at the recent Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Burnley has reignited claims that the town has a racism problem.
The banner, organised by a handful of Burnley fans, provoked significant backlash.
As with the widespread condemnation of working-class towns who voted to leave the EU, scores of people lined up to denounce Burnley and its people as backwards and racist.
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