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The G7 promising a vaccine handout bonanza is nothing but a hoax
The donation of one billion vaccines may seem like a lot, but in fact it is just crumbs from the tables of the wealthiest countries, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant Covid-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
HEARING the G7 leaders’ pledge to donate one billion vaccines would almost make you believe they are philanthropists.
First, they emptied the whole buffet and now they are giving some crumbs to the poor countries.
With their solemn promise, they try to avoid the fundamental discussion about the patents and actually they are trying to counter the influence of China and Russia. What a sick joke!
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