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Unite will now be getting involved in politics directly
CLAIRE PEDEN announces a new initiative from Britain's second largest trade union to extend and deepen the class struggle in and beyond the workplace — and deliver results for the working class where politicians have failed
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
THIS Friday, hundreds of trade unionists and campaigners will stage a protest at the headquarters of Scottish Power in Glasgow. It is part of a new grassroots movement being spearheaded by Unite.
It is clear our economy isn’t working for anyone but the wealthiest people and biggest corporations.
In the first six months of this year, Scottish Power, owned by the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, made more than £900 million in profits. Almost a billion pounds in six months. And the chief executive’s pay was £1.35m — up £200,000 in one year.
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