Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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This government is for turning
To prevent renewed carnage, Johnson’s regime must be forced to adopt a 'zero Covid-19' strategy, argues DIANE ABBOTT
Students marching on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson's constituency office ahead of one of this week's humiliating U-turns
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
by Roger D Harris and John Perry
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
THE latest government U-turn on exam results shows that they can be made to change course. Of course, they cannot even perform that without leaving chaos and huge disruption in people’s lives, in this case young people either going on to further studies or about to enter the workforce. This simply confirms their bias in favour of the rich and very highly paid and their disregard for ordinary people.
Even so, there is now a string of these U-turns and we must draw the most important conclusions from them — that if we oppose this government effectively, if we put forward policies to benefit ordinary people and if we mobilise a movement around them, we can win. The stakes are very high, as both lives and livelihoods are at risk.
The current political situation is we have a government elected with a huge majority with one aim, “to get Brexit done.” That was always going to be a difficult project, as the latest set of British negotiators are now finding out for themselves.
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