A ‘new phase’ for Starmerism is fairly similar to the old phase – only worse. ANDREW MURRAY takes a look
Hillary Clinton is no role model
The former secretary of state has had a deadly impact on women and their families in nations like Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan, says IAN SINCLAIR
Hillary Clinton in 2016
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Macron is seeking a centrist replacement for the pro-austerity French PM, while the emergence of the grassroots Bloquons Tout movement means for the left there’s a period of struggle ahead – and all to play for, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
The Met Police arrested a staggering 890 people, many elderly, disabled, and even blind in a single demonstration — all to back up the government’s unhinged campaign against non-violent civil disobedience at the behest of Israel, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
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
BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
IN THE last decade or so, there has been a resurgence of feminist writing and activism in Britain and beyond that has raised consciousness in both women and men.
Bestselling British young adult fiction author Holly Bourne, Nigerian-American writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Everyday Sexism’s Laura Bates have been three key figures in this important and necessary upsurge.
I think they have all done, and continue to do, brilliant work popularising feminism and feminist arguments for young people and those who don’t identify as feminists, which has helped to improve the lives of women across the world.
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