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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Tory cronyism infects the NHS
“We all know how it works. The lunches, the hospitality, the quiet word in your ear, the ex-ministers for hire,” said David Cameron. Stephen Dorrell is the perfect fit
Stephen Dorrell
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
INTEGRATING social care and healthcare is seen as the way forward by many commentators.
But it also creates a whole new business stream for care firms: local authority social care — care homes and visitors — is largely privatised, where “medical” healthcare is still mostly NHS.
Growing calls for integration may explain why Cratus, a company specialising in lobbying councillors on behalf of developers hired former Tory health secretary Stephen Dorrell (above right) this February.
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