All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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‘Freedom’ is too important to be left to the Tories
Far from being a champion of liberty and free thought, the Conservative government is tightening control over public expressions of dissent, writes KEN JONES
Police by an immigration van in Kenmure Street, Glasgow, last week
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
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France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
AMID the demands of Brexit and Covid-19, the government has found time to develop new laws and regulations on statues in galleries and teaching materials in schools, on demonstrations and boycotts, on the intellectual life of universities.
Conservatives present these issues as fronts in a “culture war” against the enemies of freedom and haters of British culture.
In reality, they are not so much to do with freedom as with power. The government aims to create a new political order, more centralised, even less pluralistic.
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