BREXIT could have been stopped in its tracks if labour politicians and trade unionists had followed this maxim – instead of pandering to mindless racism. “Those interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed class of society, are the ...

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS were delighted when Tower Hamlets Council declared a “climate emergency” – linking in with campaigners across the world Imagine their disappointment to see, weeks later, the Council felling mature trees. It’s a difficult debate – made very topical ...

HERE’S A controversial statement from a popular children’s author. Was he right? “The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief – call it what you will – than any book every written. It has emptied more churches than ...

AS JEREMY CORBYN nears the end of his time as elected Leader of the Labour Party, he’s still speaking up for the poor – who crank out most of the profits for the shareholders, but take the smallest share of ...

CHILDREN AND STAFF at Manorfield School in Poplar are doing their best to adjust to the COVID-19 lockdown – but they have found the time to launch an appeal to help the wider local community. Forty members of staff are ...

WORLD LEADERS would do well to reflect on this statement when they try to explain why there is still war in Syria or occupation of Palestine or poverty in their own countries. And perhaps look in the mirror. “The most ...

A GROUP OF leading Muslim organisations have come together to co-ordinate a collective response to the Coronavirus lockdown. The constituent organisations include charities, mosques, community centres. The group, the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF), has launched an emergency financial appeal so ...

A FAMOUS AUTHOR reminds us to see the positives – even when times are tough! “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuild my life.” J.K. Rowling •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

WHILE THE PUBLIC tries to cope with a three month lockdown in the UK, spare a thought for the people of Gaza – a state that’s been in lockdown for 15 years, thanks to a blockade imposed by the Israeli ...

THIS SINGER/ACTOR may not always have taken her own advice – but losing the social pressure to conform could decrease misery across the world. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” Judy ...