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We are now seeing the greatest civil unrest since 1968. But what does it mean for our future? And who will be standing on the side of progress and protest – and who will be standing for reaction, asks DIANE ABBOTT

WE ARE currently in the midst of three distinct but overlapping crises. 

All of them are being exploited against the interests of ordinary workers, against black and Asian people and migrants and against countries outside the G7 club of rich countries.

In first place is the public-health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus, which is now responsible for over 400,000 deaths globally.  

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