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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The practice of FGM has to be eradicated
Government cuts and a lack of commitment to the ethos of public health are allowing the abuse of girls and women to continue unchecked, writes HILARY BURRAGE
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
SOMETIMES events come together in a propitious manner; and so it is with the first ever successful prosecution in Britain for female genital mutilation, just days before the date today when people around the globe declare zero tolerance of FGM.
Within a few days, both Britain and the world have shown a determination that FGM must become history — but sadly declarations do not necessarily equate to outcomes.
The “reasons” why FGM has not been eradicated already are many. Most nations around the globe now have legislation against FGM, explicitly or, as for instance in the case of France (where, as also in Kenya and some other countries, dozens of successful prosecutions have been achieved), implicit.
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