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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Fluttering by early
PETER FROST looks at butterflies, not just beautiful but also highly sensitive indicators of the health of our environment
A red admiral perches on a sunflower
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
SAT IN my granddaughter’s sunny garden, celebrating her birthday over a glass of squash just a week ago, an amazing thing happened.
A bright yellow butterfly flitted across our table. In minutes it was followed by a large beautiful blue butterfly and the almost immediately by a tiny delicate blue butterfly.
These three flew around for a few minutes while we marvelled at how early in the year it was to see butterflies. Finally a cabbage white bought the amazing aerial ballet to its conclusion.
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