The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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SNP's economic blueprint doesn't provide for greater independence but rather less, writes RICHARD LEONARD
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
Down the years it has been my good fortune to address political rallies and educational schools staged by the industrial wing of the labour movement.
Last week rail union Aslef's Scottish political forum was convened at the Scottish Parliament and we discussed the Scottish National Party government's white paper on independence.
At the crux of the white paper is the claim that if Scotland votes No in next year's referendum "decisions about Scotland would remain in the hands of others."
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