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Enemy of the People
KEITH FLETT looks at a Labour turncoat behind the ratcheting up of measures to courtail the right to protest
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE: (L to R) Lord Walney; Just Stop Oil protesters outside New Scotland Yard in London on December 2 2023
[Walney pic: Public domain]
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
JOHN WOODCOCK was a failure as a right-wing Labour MP between 2010-2019, having come from a New Labour pedigree.
In his final period as an MP he sat as an independent after allegations about his behaviour, never resolved, were made.
After losing his seat he was made a peer by Boris Johnson and his journey to the political right has continued since.
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