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Respect the vote, respect the people
Vilifying those who voted to leave the EU and calling them ‘racist’ is not helpful, writes TONY CONWAY
Leftwingers Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn, two famous opponents o the EU
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THE decision of the British people to leave the EU in 2016 was a shock to the ruling class as represented by big business, the senior Civil Service, government and banking.
The government of the day had the support of the majority of trade unions, which publicly spoke up for Remain in spite of the views of many of their members.
Since that majority decision, certain sections of the left have set about vilifying those who voted Leave.
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