All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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100,000 dead — No, they did not do enough!
The consistent themes of the leadership response during the pandemic have been too little, too late and too slow, says HELEN O’CONNOR
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
IT IS staggering to see that the horrific milestone of more than 100,000 excess deaths is doing little to quiet the growing clamour to lift Covid-19 restrictions.
These deaths are more than just a set of grim daily statistics, they mark growing numbers of families being thrown into the long-term turmoil, insecurity and chaos that the loss of a loved one brings.
Each one of these deaths is someone’s parent, partner or child gasping for their last breath as the oxygen runs out in a hospital.
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