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Local Government on the rack
Tom Miller says the homelessness crisis is dismantling local government
Readers will be familiar with the financial crisis engulfing local government, a long-running and unresolved...
Towards a resilient economy
In the wake of Trump’s tariffs, Prem Sikka argues that Labour must borrow to invest, ditch self-imposed fiscal rules, and completely overhaul tax and...
Reverse welfare cuts on the disabled
Ignacia Pinto says the Spring Statement failed disabled women
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent Spring Statement brought health and disability benefits into sharp focus, outlining significant...
Crimea repression
Halya Koynash speaks out about Russian repression, the plight of Crimean Tatars and why Crimea must be free from occupation
It had seemed that on 24th...
Between two powers
Christopher Ford looks at Trump-Putin Axis of reaction busy setting the ground for betrayal while Europe toys with a partition plan leaving Ukraine under...
Cyprus settlement?
Mary Southcott says Cyprus could be settled this year if Turkey agrees
Rosemary DiCarlo, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs was...
Misreading Russia
Bryn Jones and Julie Ward on Ukraine, Jeffrey Sachs and the benign dismissal of authoritarian expansion
On 19th February the noted US development economist, Jeffrey...
Runcorn wake up call
Starmer’s Labour has left voters without hope. Thursday’s Runcorn by-election defeat and local council votes should be a wake-up call for a fresh approach...
Dicing with Democracy
Glyn Ford on the dangers of voter suppression and a flawed IPPR report proposing ways to make voting easier with an extended electorate.
Both Parties...
Tentative hope for Syria
Patrick Costello on the unexpected downfall of Assad and the need for a cautious welcome to the new rulers
The dramatic collapse of Assad’s Syria...
Mussolini could have been stopped
Andrea Pisauro on the lessons of Mussolini’s fascist Italy for today
OOne intriguing choice in Antonio Scurati novel about Mussolini's rise to power, currently adapted...
What went wrong?
Scottish Labour’s 2024 victory has quickly turned to rubble. Gerry Hassan explains why
Less than a year ago as Labour were returned to UK office...