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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Twinkle, twinkle Morning Star
PETER FROST hopes he and you may never be too grown-up to search the skies on Christmas Eve
Three Wise Men from the East. Part of the mosaic on the left wall of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare-Nuovo. Ravenna, Italy
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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
TWINKLE, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are. Christmas is always a good time to look out for stars, or perhaps even unidentified flying objects like reindeer sleighs in the sky.
The Bible tells us three kings, magi or wise men followed the Star of Bethlehem to Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago where they found newborn baby Jesus taking part in his school nativity play.
Believe the story or not, we can still use science to work out what that Star of Bethlehem might have been.
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