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THE trade agreement between Britain and the EU passing today was a foregone conclusion.
Responses on the left to the PM’s deal-or-no-deal offer have varied. Some, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, strongly defended a vote against it.
As he warns, some of the worst aspects of EU membership are “baked in” to the deal: “This deal does not break free of state aid or public procurement restrictions, or of commitments to competition and privatisation of public services.”
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
In an address to the Communist Party’s executive at the weekend international secretary KEVAN NELSON explained why the communists’ watchwords must be Jobs not Bombs and Welfare not Warfare