In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Stephen Metcalfe's days are numbered
LIAM BARRET explains why Basildon has no faith in its hardline Conservative MP
Conservative MP Stephen Metcalfe
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
WITH a new prime minister in office leading what is arguably the most radical right-wing government the nation has seen it is acceptable to cast caution on forgotten areas of Britain. With MPs rallying behind the incompetent Boris Johnson to deliver a no-deal Brexit, a general election is expected for the coming autumn.
A town like Basildon, an area facing economic uncertainty and hardship, could use this opportunity to oust their incumbent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock: Stephen Metcalfe.
Metcalfe, a Brexit hardliner and an ideologically hardcore conservative, with no background in the town of Basildon, has been repeatedly elected as its representative since 2010.
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