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Ambulance staff are the latest group of workers to vote for strike action. It's time for unions to work together and defy anti-union laws.

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Food protections set to be slashed

Oct 11, 2022 Critical Mass News Team

We are already facing a Tory government seemingly obsessed with stripping us of our rights, and now they wish to take away our protections also.

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Summer heat could kill thousands

Jul 15, 2022 Critical Mass News Team

ust for the doubters amongst us, the Earth's temperature has risen by 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1880, but the rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice…

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Garden update

Jul 14, 2022 David Stirrup

Well I last wrote from my garden in April. So what is happening now and how have my suggestions worked out? Our potatoes have provided an ongoing harvest, with each bucket yielding…

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Unlawful Government Policy Caused Covid Deaths in Care Homes

Apr 28, 2022 Mike Stanton

The government unlawfully sent untested people back into care homes. Thousands died needlessly from Covid. But will there be consequences?

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Another assault on women’s rights

Apr 14, 2022 Susie Granic

ON Tuesday April 5th lawmakers in Oklahoma, USA, voted on a measure to send a bill, Senate Bill 612, making performing an abortion “except to save the life of a…

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Sunday Socialist Apr 10

Apr 10, 2022 Dave Middleton

In this free Socialist paper we cover the climate emergency, war crimes, BigPowerOff, Covid, Israeli apartheid and much more.

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Covid Grips Britain . . . Again!

Apr 7, 2022 Mike Stanton

Covid grips Britain yet again. But government complacency, incompetence and sheer cupidity beggar belief. And the Labour opposition stays silent.

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Clock is Ticking on the Covid Public Enquiry

Apr 5, 2022 Mike Stanton

The official Covid enquiry needs teeth if it is going to bite. There is still time to give your thoughts on the Enquiry Terms of Reference.

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Sunday Socialist Apr 3

Apr 3, 2022 Editor

Sunday Socialist is a free online pdf which brings you all the latest news from a socialist perspective and our writers notes from the edge.

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