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As Truss unleashes ‘Thatcherism 2.0’ Labour must show people we are on their side
We might be leading in the polls, but our devastated country cannot wait up to two years for an election — Labour must be forcing concessions and retreats from Truss’s obscene neoliberal cabal here and now, writes RICHARD BURGON MP
GROWING SOLIDARITY: Workers from different unions and their supporters take part in a pro-strike rally, Glasgow, August 26
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
LIZ TRUSS spent years carefully preparing Thatcher-style photo ops to maximise her appeal to the Tory base. Just weeks into her new government, it is clear she intends to govern like Thatcher too.
Her new Cabinet is one of the most right wing in modern history. Could there be anyone worse in charge of workers’ rights and key climate policies than Jacob Rees-Mogg?
New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng once co-authored a book along with Truss labelling British workers as “among the worst idlers in the world.” As Home Secretary Suella Braverman seems determined to out-right even Priti Patel on bashing migrants and undermining human rights.
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