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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...