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
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Working-class solidarity over right-wing ‘liberty’
GMB members who are still at work in this lockdown know that ‘libertarian’ charlatans like Farage and ‘business as usual’ politicians must be confronted, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
With Reform UK surging and Labour determined not to offer anything different from the status quo, a clear opportunity opens for the left, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
A recent Immigration Summit heard from Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis to Britain as a child. JAYDEE SEAFORTH reports on his message that we need to increase public empathy with desperate people seeking asylum
By sticking together, working collectively and building the union, we can weather any uncertainty ahead, writes general secretary of Usdaw PADDY LILLIS
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
Cuba Solidarity Campaign secretary BERNARD REGAN says the inhuman blockade of Cuba not only continues, but the Donald Trump administration is ratcheting up aggression against both Havana and Latin America more widely
AS WE enter the second peak of coronavirus the hospitals are starting to fill up with those most seriously unwell from Covid-19. Deaths are on the rise and NHS staff are bracing themselves to endure punishing working conditions once again. Many of these health workers are GMB members and they are expressing their concerns to us via our digital forums.
We are hearing that many more people in this country will die unnecessarily and end up permanently disabled with the syndrome called “long Covid.”
During periods of change and upheaval, agents of chaos like Nigel Farage are permitted to have a voice on the national stage to warp the narrative in favour of the ruling class who have been divided and fighting amongst themselves over their coronavirus strategy.
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