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Leicester disorder 2022: any review must be impartial
The chair of the government’s review has already been widely rejected – we need a truly independent investigation that confronts the issues of poverty and political extremism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE MP
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THE government’s recent announcement that it will conduct a review into the unrest in Leicester last summer has caused significant furore and disquiet, with many condemning both the timing of the announcement and its claim of independence and impartiality.
The government is correct to recognise that Leicester has developed a visibly strong record on cohesion and community relations — and thus it must have come as a shock both domestically and internationally to witness the scenes of disharmony and violence that emerged last year.
The location of the unrest itself occurred entirely in my constituency of Leicester East, covering both the Belgrave and North Evington Wards.
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