By Greg Oxley Donald Trump wasted no time putting his political agenda into practice. Before he came into office, it seemed that we could only
Month: January 2025
Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of the ethnic cleansing of Gaza for the benefit of Israel is about as blatant as it could be. The suggestion,
By Michael Roberts Most readers will know the news by now. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, released an AI model called R1 that is comparable
By Andy Ford Yesterday marked the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz by the Red Army. To mark this
Andy Ford continues his occasional series on the 80-year anniversaries of events in World War Two in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. ******* In
By Michael Roberts Every January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) convenes in the luxury ski resort of Davos, Switzerland. This year, as usual, some 3,000
By Sjaan Heemskerk, UNISON Essex, personal capacity The UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) elections in 2025 are more than a vote—they’re a critical moment to
[Part TWO, part ONE can be read here] The ceasefire that took effect in Gaza last Sunday, as much as it is a welcome respite
By Chandani Natalia (From Facebook) With Yom haShoah – the main Holocaust remembrance day, marked by Jews, Roma and other victims alike – just around
From Ray Goodspeed (Leyton and Wanstead CLP member) On 19 January, the BBC website carried an article on the theme of “who are the hostages”
