Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics
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Corporations bring ‘slow violence’ to millions
The ruthless pursuit of profit lies behind the tragedy of Palestine as much as the global warming crisis. We should resist it resolutely, writes climate activist MAIR BAIN
HUMAN-MADE: (L to R) Shahdadkot city in Sindh province, southeastern Pakistan, covered with floodwater in September 2022; The 2022 Kimble Complex Fire, southeast Ohio, was the largest wildfire in Wayne National Forest history
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Andy Burnham’s message of hope will defeat Reform if Labour delivers the New Deal for Working People in full, says JOANNE THOMAS
General Federation of Trade Unions president and bakers’ union general secretary, SARAH WOOLLEY, guides us through the GFTU’s Summer School happening this week at Quorn Grange Hotel
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
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
AS WE all know, Israel is murdering Palestinians through bullets, bombs and deliberately denying civilians the basics for survival — food, water and medicine.
Israel has stolen Palestinian land and resources while committing horrific human rights atrocities for decades.
Those enacting and supporting this genocide know what they are doing. It’s no surprise that mainly Western powers support Israel and its oppression and murder of Palestinians.
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