A survey circulated by a far-right-linked student group has sparked outrage, with educators, historians and veterans warning that profiling teachers for their political views echoes fascist-era practices. FEDERICA ADRIANI reports
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China proves poverty can now be eliminated
Hunan province’s transformation shows how state investment can lift millions from deprivation — but Western states avoid discussion of this while ramping up military spending instead, writes FIONA EDWARDS
RAPID RENEWAL: Changsha’s statue of Mao, the city at night and the literature museum in Qingxi Village
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In reopening relations with China, the PM showed an uncharacteristic grasp of power, proportion and Britain’s diminished place in the world – a lesson many in Westminster still refuse to learn, says ANDREW MURRAY
Dockers from Italy, Greece and beyond will stage co-ordinated port blockades on February 6, declaring ‘we don’t work for war’ – in a call in solidarity with Palestine. ALFIO BERNABEI reports
The British Prime Minister’s Beijing visit marked the end of a long diplomatic hiatus and produced tangible, if limited, economic results, says KEITH BENNETT
Schoolchildren who joined a nationwide anti-Trump walkout learned more outside the classroom than in it but could still be penalised, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The suicide of Tamara Jade Logon after her disability benefits were wrongly withdrawn is the latest in a series of deaths in which coroners have cited DWP failings, exposing a pattern of preventable harm, says DYLAN MURPHY
AT the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 2024, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva placed the issue of tackling rising levels of poverty and hunger at the top of the agenda. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was launched to galvanise the international community to combat these serious problems facing humanity.
In recent years, the world has witnessed the largest increase in global poverty since the 1990s, with approximately 712 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, an increase of 23 million compared to 2019. Hunger is also on the rise. Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 — over 152 million more people than in 2019.
It is important to recognise that the global battle to end this immense human suffering is winnable, as China’s recent successes in eradicating extreme poverty clearly demonstrate.
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