SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
BORIS JOHNSON continues to dither on committing to a decision on vaccine passports but the latest murmurs from Camp Tory are that some form of the scheme will be in place by the end of September.
Many will welcome the move, including those left of the Tories — but it would be foolish to imagine vaccine passports will be without impact — several human rights campaigners and respected institutions have already flagged them as a major cause for concern.
Liberty has dubbed the scheme “an overreach on our rights,” stating that passports won’t protect us and will fail to extricate us from the pandemic.
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
Sisters came together last weekend for the landmark launch of a new women’s group. ROS SITWELL reports
SCOTT ALSWORTH foresees the coming of the smaller, leaner, and class conscious indie studio, with art as its guiding star



