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On track to lose our NHS for good?
The bulk of the government’s latest funding announcement is likely to be diverted into the private sector and used in the drive to further fragment the NHS, while prefabricated ‘surgical hubs’ are opened to replace proper local hospitals, warns HELEN O’CONNOR
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
RISHNI SUNAK’S announcement that £6 billion will be spent on the NHS and Sajid Javid’s promise of a further £8bn in revenue funding might be music to the ears of those suffering pain and distress while waiting for treatment.
However the signs are that the bulk of this funding will be diverted into the private sector and used in the drive to further fragment the NHS.
Many patients are likely to find that they will still have to wait and increasing numbers will be forced to find methods to pay for private treatment.
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