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Seven years gone – Tony Benn is still our man for all seasons
On the anniversary of the Labour legend’s death, ALAN SIMPSON wonders what words of wisdom he’d have for us today
Veteran Labour politician, Tony Benn, in Grosvenor Square, London, where he joined members of Stop The War Coalition protesting in Trafalgar Square, London, in April 2009
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
I FIND it hard to accept it is seven years since Tony Benn died. I miss his wisdom, foresight, kindness and humour.
Worse still, whether the country realises it or not, we are all the poorer for the loss of Benn’s political acumen and vision.
Faced with some of the biggest existential challenges in human history, today’s politics obsesses with the short term and the superficial.
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