The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Unacceptable levels of food waste addressed in Labour 10-minute Bill
As Britain lags behind other EU countries in food waste reduction, shadow minister Kerry McCarthy’s initiative wins cross-party support and is lauded by an array of organisations campaigning on the issue. PETER FROST has the details
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Kerry McCarthy as the new shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra).
McCarthy, MP for Bristol East, who was first elected to the Commons in 2005 becomes one of 16 women in the shadow cabinet — the first in history with a majority of women holding office.
She has been a leading campaigner against the government’s badger cull and the attempts by Tory hunting and shooting interests to re-introduce fox hunting. She is also a vice-president of the League Against Cruel Sports.
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