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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Using the pandemic to rob the poor
The Tories have capitalised on Covid-19 to line the pockets of their privateer pals and rapidly advance the austerity agenda, writes JON TRICKETT MP
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
COVID-19 vaccinations are underway. Over two million people have been inoculated. Extended support has belatedly been forthcoming for the economy, albeit still with numerous blind spots. And now the government wants us to believe that thanks to their masterful stewardship we can now see light at the end of the tunnel.
But this is far from the reality.
The fact is that here in Britain we have suffered much more than nearly every country on the planet. Tragically 92,865 people have died from Covid-19 at the time of writing. Alarmingly this number is rising day by day.
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