Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
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Despite climate change and pollution, it was a bumper year for returning wildlife in and around Britain's seas — PETER FROST gets his feet wet in this review of Britain’s marine scene
After 30 years puffins are back on the Isle of Man
As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER
Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
TO MARK the arrival of 2022, the Wildlife Trust’s Living Seas team have compiled their highs and lows of the last 12 months from around Britain.
Some of them I mentioned in an earlier more general countryside review — but this new maritime report has some conservation successes, as well as noting the increasing disruption to our seas.
Climate catastrophe is disrupting marine life just as much as it does life on land. Also a big increase in disturbance to marine life from human activities is harming marine plants and animals.
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