Former student activist Gabriel Boric wins Chile election
THE news late on Sunday that Gabriel Boric had won the Chilean election and would be the next president brought cheer to millions of socialists hearts. While we in the UK…
Afghanistan hospitals devastated
JUST a few months ago our media was full of stories about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and how the Taliban was now in control, but what we have…
Worst Christmas ahead for many workers
WITH millions of workers already hit by the cut to Universal Credit, the TUC is now warning of the worst Christmas wage squeeze in nearly a decade and says the…
Mother – Chapter Three
IT is not that I am vengeful. It is not that I want these humans to pay for what they have done. Although perhaps if I am being honest, and…
Benefits – a review of an old feminist classic
THIS is a book review, but not of a recently published book, rather one published back in 1979 by Virago and written by the wonderful Zoë Fairbairns, predating probably what…
It’s a crisis for the people seeking safe haven, not for us
NEWSPAPER headlines and politicians scream about the refugee crisis with the implication being that the whole crisis is too many people attempting to gain safe access to countries when the…
Citizens and refugees targeted in new Bill
Refugees trying to reach the UK will face increasing hardship and dangers under Nationality and Borders Bill, while UK citizens may also lose rights
Unite warns of empty shelves in Tesco’s
TESCO could be facing empty shelves in the run-up to Christmas as warehouse workers and drivers vote to take strike action. Unite said more than 1,000 of its members, based…
Billions in profit while millions die – the cost of COVID
WHILE the news of the emergence of a new COVID 19 variant, Omicron, does not bode well for the health of people the world over, pharmaceutical companies must be rubbing…
Windrush mural to go on show at the Tate
A MURAL tribute to the Windrush generation, originally designed for Brixton tube station, is going on show at the Tate and is to become part of Tate Britain’s permanent collection.…