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THE convergence of Britain's immigration and asylum policy with a system of privatised public services has created a perfect storm of extraordinary exploitation shot through with racism.
The campaign launched by the Morning Star — in support of migrants and asylum-seekers detained by the government — centres on the basic demand that they be paid the living wage for work they do in making these miserable places extra profitable for the corporations that run them.
We can only speculate on the mindset of ministers, their advisers and the bureaucrats charged with administering the system who who, in a spirit of unbounded generosity, concluded that fair play meant that the people carrying out this essential work were due a magnificent cost of living rise of 15p an hour – before freezing it at £1 anyway.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
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
This strike is about pay and conditions, says CAMERON HARRISON – but it also shows workers have the power to disrupt the mightiest war machine on Earth