BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
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Another harmful Tory Bill you should be aware of
The Subsidy Control Bill, which governs grants, loans, tax breaks and more, is being pushed through Parliament without proper input from the devolved nations of the UK, writes PAULINE BRYAN
CHRIS HOOFE calls for support for GMB’s Potters’ Pledge campaign, aimed at making sure the historic pottery industry based in Stoke-on-Trent is supported over cheap, low-quality imports and counterfeits
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI
We must organise broad-based counterprotests and celebratory local community events to rebuild class consciousness and challenge the far-right’s divisive lies, writes KEVIN COURTNEY, ahead of this Saturday’s big demo in London
Artists should not be consigned to a life of precarious working – they deserve dignity and proper workers’ rights, argues ZITA HOLBOURNE
WITH so much despicable legislation going through Parliament it would not be surprising if the Subsidy Control Bill hasn’t been at the forefront of people’s concerns.
It isn’t a vicious attack on civil liberties like the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, nor is it undermining basic rights to citizenship as in the Nationality and Borders Bill, but it is still an important piece of legislation.
Subsidies are an important part of how the so-called free market operates. Ralph Nader called it “corporate welfare.” Martin Luther King Jnr called it socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor. The myth of self-sufficient businesses generating wealth and sustaining our economy is of course rubbish.
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