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The forgotten radicalism of Sir Richard Acland - MAT COWARD tells the story of the eccentric founder of a short-lived but striking experiment in ‘vital democracy,’ who became best known for giving away his estate to the nation
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The forgotten radicalism of Sir Richard Acland
DURING World War II there was an electoral truce between the main British parties. When a by-election arose, only the party already holding the seat would put up a candidate. The others would stand as...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Fears mount for life of US teenager held in Israeli prison - Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Fears mount for life of US teenager held in Israeli prison
FEARS are mounting for the safety and even the survival of a Florida teenager who has now been held in a notorious Israeli prison for more than nine months.Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Despite new European arrests, the evidence presented so far fails to explain the sabotage of the undersea pipelines – and veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s allegations of US responsibility cannot be easily dismissed, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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The Nord Stream mystery: why the official story still doesn’t add up
WE ARE no nearer the truth seeing the light of day for those actually responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022.Any rational observer knows the United States was responsib...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
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Destabilisation fails in Mexico
IF YOU rely on the mainstream media you will learn that Mexico is in chaos and that many thousands protested on November 15 in the capital and other cities against the prevalence of criminal violence,...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Cuban education for the many not the few - On a recent NEU delegation, STEVE HANDFORD’s eyes were opened to the educational achievements of the socialist island and the need for Britain to take a leaf out of its book
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Cuban education for the many not the few
AT THE end of October, I and 18 other members of the NEU including its current president Ed Harlow and former general secretary Kevin Courtney,  travelled to Cuba as part of an international soli...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Battle lines drawn in Argentina as unions prepare to fight for their rights - As President Javier Milei is set to unveil a radical rollback of Argentina’s labour laws, unions warn of an unprecedented assault on workers’ rights, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG
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Battle lines drawn in Argentina as unions prepare to fight for their rights
BUOYED up by his Liberty Advances (LLA) party’s unexpected successes in October’s midterm elections, Argentina’s right-wing president, Javier Milei, has said that he intends to table what he euphemist...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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As figures from Tucker Carlson to Nigel Farage flirt with neofascist rhetoric and mainstream leaders edge toward authoritarianism through war and repression, the conditions that once nurtured Hitlerism re-emerge, writes ANDREW MURRAY
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Hitler’s shadow resurfaces
HITLER, it seems, is back centre stage amid the rapidly progressing collapse of bourgeois centrist politics.Those who follow US politics will have noticed that the country’s numerous and powerful righ...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
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Saudi Arabia’s violence against women isn’t culture – it’s policy
WHEN Donald Trump declared that Mohammed Bin Salman had done “incredible things for human rights,” Saudi women could be forgiven for wondering what country he was talking about. But that’s hardly new....
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November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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With violence against women and girls reaching unprecedented levels – particularly in the north of England – Unison North West is driving a union-wide push for education, prevention and trauma-informed support, writes JOANNE MOORCROFT
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Tackling violence against women and girls – a Unison priority
AS UNISON North West regional convener, in a union of over a million women members, tackling violence against women and girls is an absolute priority for me.This is particularly due to the unprecedent...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Why Labour’s sanctions system is cruel, harmful and often unlawful - DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
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Why Labour’s sanctions system is cruel, harmful and often unlawful
THE fear is a constant companion. It’s not the fear of an illness worsening, or the fear of a new financial crisis — those are daily realities many claimants manage. This is a different kind of fear: ...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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What now for the future of Colombia? - With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
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What now for the future of Colombia?
A DELEGATION of trade unionists organised and led by Justice for Colombia (JFC) travelled to Colombia to hear from a wide range of groups about their hopes and fears for the 2026 presidential and cong...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Glasgow’s hospitality workers once again causing waves along the Clyde - NICK TROY lauds the young staff at a hotel chain and cinema giant who are ready to take on the bosses for their rights
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Glasgow’s hospitality workers once again causing waves along the Clyde
A CENTURY ago, the city of Glasgow was convulsed in a sustained period of militant industrial activity; a formative and defining epoch for the Glaswegian working class which came to be known as Red Cl...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Opinion: Iran – heading towards an existential crisis
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Iran – heading towards an existential crisis
Since the Israel military attack upon Iran in June the regime in the Islamic Republic is reported to have significantly increased missile production with a view to generating enough capability to over...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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The Quiet Plot to End Progressive Government in Honduras - JOHN PERRY examines the forces seeking to use the end of Xiomara Castro’s term to return Honduras to Washington’s camp, with this month’s elections at risk of interference
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The Quiet Plot to End Progressive Government in Honduras
TRUMP’S  gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean grabs the headlines, while quieter moves to destabilise other progressive Latin American governments go unnoticed by corporate media.A key case is a pl...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Academics or consultants? - There are multiple avenues for governments and corporations to ensure academia and think tanks serve their agendas, explains IAN SINCLAIR – and we need to expose that
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Academics or consultants?
WE NEED to talk about the consultancy work many academics undertake for governments and corporations.We need to talk about this because it’s the dirty secret of policy-focused academia that no-one men...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Sinking into the mire: the endless descent of Trump’s United States - From a “basket of deplorables” to “imbecilic morons,” US officials have ramped up their ad hominem rhetoric towards their own citizens, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
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Sinking into the mire: the endless descent of Trump’s United States
Another day, another anti-Trump action and another round of protesters chanting “f*** Trump!”I’ve never found this a particularly appealing slogan, given the vileness both of Trump’s appearance and hi...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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The UN occupation plan for Gaza does not reflect the will of the international community
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The UN occupation plan for Gaza does not reflect the will of the international community
THE Egyptian Communist Party condemns in the strongest terms the UN security council’s vote on the draft resolution submitted by the US administration, which was passed by a majority of 13 votes, with...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Join our Eve of Budget Protest on November 25 at Downing Street - Austerity in a red tie is still austerity, warns RAMONA McCARTNEY of the People’s Assembly – rally with us to demand different choices
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Join our Eve of Budget Protest on November 25 at Downing Street
LABOUR told us there would be change. They told us there would be decency, stability, and a bit of breathing room at the end of the month.But if you live a working-class life, you know the truth in yo...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Manufacturing Consent for the Military: Labour’s plans for schools and universities - CONOR BOLLINS looks at the sinister moves to entice young people towards military and arms industry careers
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Manufacturing Consent for the Military: Labour’s plans for schools and universities
IT IS becoming almost impossible to avoid the British Army’s aggressive new recruitment campaign. From traditional adverts plastered on the side of London buses to the You Belong Here clips being prom...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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A rupture with the system? - While the Greens have won popularity for their call for a wealth tax, it’s unclear whether they’d be willing to break with the most powerful forces of capitalism, argues NICK WRIGHT
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A rupture with the system?
EVERY time the question of taxes and public expenditure comes before a TV or radio audience we are invited to consider it as a scaled-up version of the household budgeting of the stereotypical househo...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer - Inspired by a hit TV show, KEITH FLETT takes a look at the murky history of undercover class war
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Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
THE recent series of Celebrity Traitors shown on BBC1 attracted 11.1 million viewers for its final episode, an audience record for 2025 and a reminder in current times of what public service broadcast...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The struggle against Franco’s legacy continues - Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago today November 20. JIM JUMP looks back at his blood-soaked rule and toxic legacy on Spain today
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The struggle against Franco’s legacy continues
“SPANIARDS, Franco has died,” came the announcement 50 years ago on Spanish TV. If there was any truth to the widely held story that Barcelona immediately ran out of cava, the corks would have been po...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation poses an existential threat — but do today’s politicians have the capacity to deliver the more resilient and sustainable economics of tomorrow, wonders ALAN SIMPSON
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Running Amoc — the politics of complete confusion
HOW EASY it is to be overwhelmed by trivia. In a faux collision between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, supporters of Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting fall out over who should lead the Labour Party. At the...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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A chink in the special relationship? - The British government won’t confirm wide reports it has withheld intelligence sharing with the US over fears Trump’s attacks on boats near Venezuela are illegal, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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A chink in the special relationship?
IF PRESIDENT Donald Trump drags the United States into yet another foreign war — this time against Venezuela as looks increasingly likely — it will be due to the incompetence of those directing his fo...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Catching the ghost particles - Neutrinos are so abundant that 400 trillion pass through your body every second. ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT explain how scientists are seeking to know more about them
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Catching the ghost particles
WE LIVE in a world saturated with a type of particle that no human can feel — neutrinos. Large international collaborations aim to change that, taking aim at some of the biggest and strangest problems...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM