Israel continues to operate with impunity in what seems to be a brutal and protracted experiment, while much of the world looks on, says RAMZY BAROUD
We’re ready to smash privatisation
Labour will end the government’s failed policy of outsourcing vital services, writes DIANE ABBOTT

THIS government’s obsession with outsourcing public services to the private sector has led to some catastrophic failures in recent years.
Specifically, January marked a year since one of the UK’s largest suppliers to the public sector, Carillion, collapsed, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.
Since then, the public have footed the bill for the £148 million spent wrapping up Carillion’s accounts, despite the Tories insisting that “shareholders and not the taxpayer (are) taking the burden on this.”
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