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The Earth calls out for a world free from nukes
Britain cannot play a different role in the world while it remains one of the few countries with nuclear weapons, writes KATE HUDSON
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
Today the United Nations’s nuclear weapons ban treaty opens for signature. States across the world are queuing in New York to sign up to prohibit nuclear weapons. This is a giant step forward on the road towards global abolition.
The treaty follows decades of grassroots campaigning across the world — the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has been calling for a global ban on nuclear weapons since its founding in 1958 and we are delighted at the development.
Over 100 countries are likely to sign the treaty, but will Britain make the most of this crucial opportunity for peace?
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