While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
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How should we view the Tolpuddle martyrs today?
We can take inspiration from our forebears and win the repeal of anti-worker legislation and bring about fair pay and decent public services for all, says STEVE GILLAN
The Martyrs Inn in the Dorset village of Tolpuddle
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
We have the alternative economics, histories of our struggles and the confidence to change the world
General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THE Tolpuddle martyrs’ case certainly throws light on injustices some individuals experience because of the judicial system, and that fairness and fundamental human decency are often sacrificed to preserve the wealth and power of the elite which is still very relevant today.
But now we have an opportunity to move forward with no worker or community being left behind.
The trade union movement was born out of struggle and we will continue to have those struggles going forward, but hopefully we can make things better for our children and grandchildren and I have reason for hope and optimism but that hope and optimism must come to fruition for future generations and the trade union movement needs make sure that the Labour government delivers not just in the first 100 days but builds on its own pledges significantly over a period of time.
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