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INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Liam Fox has been accused of “making a mockery of democracy” by publishing a new trade Bill without listening to the public’s concerns.
The Bill, returning negotiation powers to Britain over trade deals with the European Union, was published just hours after a consultation had closed. Global Justice Now said it showed “utter contempt” for the thousands of citizens who had made objections.
Some 60,000 people spoke against the lack of a clear role for MPs in scrutinising deals.
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
It is only trade union power at work that will materially improve the lot of working people as a class but without sector-wide collective bargaining and a right to take sympathetic strike action, we are hamstrung in the fight to tilt back the balance of power, argues ADRIAN WEIR