In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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David Cameron addressing a Centre for Policy Studies event in 2006. His former special adviser on housing Alex Morton is now head of policy at the Thatcherite think tank
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
DAVID CAMERON’S former special adviser on housing is now simultaneously head of policy at leading think tank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and a consultant at a lobbying company which helps businesses with “political influencing” — it’s a clear illustration of the ecosystem linking corporate lobbyists, think tanks and No 10.
Alex Morton was Cameron’s housing special adviser from 2014-16. He helped to draft the housing bits of the 2015 manifesto and is a frequent commenter in Conservative circles, writing frequently for Tory website ConservativeHome.
In April 2016 Morton left No 10 to join a lobbying company, Field Consulting, which offers to help companies “influence a political decision.”
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