There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
Being part of movements for the 99 per cent is key to winning a socialist victory
Richard Burgon MP reflects on a weekend that showed our labour and progressive movements in their diversity, and how our unity will be vital to securing a left-wing Labour government
A band plays at the Durham Miners' Gala last weekend
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Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
LAST weekend I had a wonderful and inspiring time as part of a movement that I love being part of. I attended three amazing events which together are an illustrative example of how although the work Labour does in Parliament is vital, we can’t build socialism just by our work in Parliament alone.
On Friday, I spoke in Trafalgar Square at the demonstration against Donald Trump’s policies and against Theresa May’s decision to roll out the red carpet for him. It was inspiring to see 250,000 people there, coming together to show support for a better world than the one offered by billionaire Trump’s promotion of sexism, racism and his allegiance to Wall Street and the top 1 per cent — rather than the 99 per cent to whom he pretends to be a friend.
This demonstration was huge, impassioned and inspiring. I quoted Martin Luther King, who said that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We need movements tackling injustices everywhere, with the Labour Party being their ally in those battles.
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