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Why everyone must back the NHS mass mobilisation
The defence of the health service is one of the biggest emergencies facing the country, says HELEN O’CONNOR
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
THE NHS was not founded by accident — it was born out of the demands of working-class people who had suffered in the second world war and who made it clear to the ruling class that they were no longer prepared to put up with living in filth and dying from curable injury and disease.
For the past 73 years the vast majority of people in this county have been able to rely on free NHS care and treatment when they have needed it.
On the 73rd birthday of the NHS, it’s important to recognise that our human right to free healthcare is being rapidly eroded by this Tory government.
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We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
