By Michael Roberts The UK economy was the hardest hit of the top G7 economies in the year of the COVID. Real GDP fell 9.9%,
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A whole world is out there, like another planet, far removed from the daily lives of 99 per cent of the population. It is a
By Maureen Wade, (Chair, Birmingham UNISON Retired Members Section) A staggering monument to the incompetence of Boris Johnson’s Tory government during this pandemic is the
Darwin, The Descent of Man and evolution
By John Pickard It is 150 years this year since Darwin published his book The Descent of Man. He developed the main outline of his
Plans to ditch Cameron-era NHS reforms must not lead to more privatisation By Jackie Williams Unite national officer for health The government’s plans to jettison
The trauma of the Mother and Baby homes By Saoirse Nic Gabhainn and Lorraine Grimes, Galway, Ireland. It may never be possible to document the
by Mark Langabeer, Newton Abbot Labour member A number of Labour movement organisations and other groups are to come together to form the Zero Covid
By Mark Langabeer, Newton Abbot Labour Member As many as 750,000 renters in Britain are behind on their rent. This figure has increased by 450,000
By John Pickard Just about the only part of the Tories’ coronavirus strategy that even approaches ‘world beating’ seems to be the vaccination programme –
By Eamon McCann From the Irish-based website Hotpress.com “The Catholic Church deserves to be burdened with most of the blame. But lay people of secure