The war in Ukraine is entering its second year. It has led to enormous loss of life on both sides, among civilians and combatants, and
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Review by Hilary Barker This small collection of six essays by Dorothy Thompson, on English social history, starts with an interesting introduction in which the
By Michael Roberts It’s just a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I am not going to discuss the politics of this war in
By Andy Ford The BBC recently aired a programme in the Bottom Line series on Radio 4, called The French Correction. It pointed out that
By Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member The recent anti-migrant demonstration outside a hotel in Liverpool that houses asylum seekers is an example of
By Michael Roberts There has been a burst of optimism about the state of the world economy since the beginning of the year. At the
By Gray Allan, Falkirk Labour Party member On Wednesday 15th February there was a shock announcement in Scotland with Nicola Sturgeon calling, at very short
Energy giants profiteer at workers’ expense – and the planet’s
By John Pickard It is hardly surprising that there are calls being made for additional taxes on oil and gas corporations, given that they are
By the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign In the late hours of Monday night, February 13th, Comrade Rauf Khan Lund was arrested by the Counter
By Michael Roberts In his latest book, FT columnist and Keynesian guru Martin Wolf, starts from the premise that capitalism and democracy go together like