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THOUSANDS of local authority buildings in England still contain deadly asbestos — more than two decades after its use was banned in Britain.
Britain still has the highest levels of deaths from the cancer it causes.
A new report by the Labour Research Department (LRD) said that out of a sample of 31 local authorities, only one had completely removed asbestos from all its buildings.
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work