While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
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Enough is Enough
As strikes spread through the country, union rep ROBERT POOLE says it is time for workers to take a stand, form new coalitions and say ‘enough is enough’
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
We have the alternative economics, histories of our struggles and the confidence to change the world
General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
IT IS the summer of 2022, inflation is through the roof, London is burning and we are seeing a strike wave across the nation. Call it what you want, the summer of discontent, the summer of solidarity or even “hot strike summer” — we are in unprecedented times.
A perfect storm of war, climate change, pandemic and economic crisis is leading to workers throughout the country saying “enough is enough.”
Strike Map (www.strikemap.co.uk) has mapped hundreds of picket lines in the past few weeks alone, with even more yet to come; over 100,000 postal workers have voted for strike action this week, wildcat strikes and sit-ins are spreading at Amazon and even some of the more (small c) conservative professions such as barristers are withholding their labour.
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Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER