The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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The fight against the Tories and ‘pressure from without’
From the Anti-Corn Law League to today, lobbying Parliament from the outside, backed up by the angry street activity, can be effective when the working class lacks political representation, writes KEITH FLETT
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
DAVID HORSLEY remembers communist seaman Bill Bailey, the ‘Kid from Hoboken,’ whose heroics in tearing down a swastika flag from a ship’s mast inspired early anti-fascist resistance
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
I went to bed planning for university, but woke to bombs falling on Gaza, losing my home, best friend, and nearly my hand — yet I am unbroken, and still dream of writing to carry Palestinian voices worldwide, writes EMAN GHASSAN ABUZAYED
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
THE scale of the attack the Tories plan on working people and trade unions is significant. Billions of pounds of cuts in public spending are threatened.
The impact will be felt across public services — not least in the NHS — and in terms of jobs and pay too.
At the same time, the Tories plan to make it even more difficult for trade unions to take strike action to defend living standards.
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