Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Spain’s left government stumbles at the polls
The coalition government that included the left-wing Podemos looks to be over after local elections — but as the alternative to the hard-right Vox party, the PSOE may be able to go it alone, writes ALAN McGUIRE
SPAIN DECIDES: A man checks his phone next to a wall with electoral banners for May’s regional elections, in Pamplona, May 26, 2023
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
SPAIN went to the polls on Sunday May 28 to elect 8,100 city and town hall representatives including in the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia; 12 autonomous communities which have legislative responsibilities over education, housing and health were also re-elected.
With the conservative and reactionary right on the rise over the past year, the Spanish left, which is currently in a coalition government nationally, had hoped to save certain strategic terrain. For the radical left, its aim was to enter or maintain some representation in big cities. Both the centre-left and radical left failed to do both.
The right has been on the attack for some time, weaving a narrative of an illegitimate government and using lawfare where possible. This started during the Covid-19 lockdown and was solidified by a rise in the polls for the People’s Party (PP).
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TONY FOX reports from a Hartlepool event to commemorate those from the area who went and fought for liberty in Spain
