NEW LABOUR LEADER Keir Starmer has baffled Labour Party members and the wider public by coming up with a new demand for government action on the Corona pandemic. What is he calling for – in what is pretty much his ...
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Thought for today 10.04.20
HERE’S A NEAT aphorism from Helen Keller. Left blind and deaf after a childhood illness, she went on to win respect as a university lecturer and as a left wing political activist in the USA. In April, we remember the ...
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THE CAUSE of peace has long been an intrinsic part of workers’ struggle – as this trade union leader, who inspired his fellow workers to change their world, explains. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” ...
Read More »Labour Anti-Semitism Report: pure dynamite
IT IS THE report that could blow the Labour Party apart. The news which came out on Easter Sunday has provided evidence that should send shock waves through Labour members and supporters – and could change the face of Labour ...
Read More »Demonising Probashis won’t contain coronavirus in Bangladesh
Demonising Probashis has damaged Bangladesh’s efforts to contain coronavirus and more explains NAJRUL KHASRU. ON 14th MARCH a group of Probashis, arriving from Italy were transferred to a local facility to go through the Government‘s newly initiated coronavirus screening procedures. At ...
Read More »Thought for today 08.04.20
HE WAS ONE OF the most liberal of US Presidents, but this statement is more an expression of hope than a plan of action. Nonetheless, it is miles away from anything one might hear from a US President today. In ...
Read More »Thought for today 07.04.20
LET’S CELEBRATE Easter with one of the most famous pro-peace pop songs, one which is often voted the most loved pop songs of all time. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate ...
Read More »Thought for today 06.04.20
ANOTHER LEADING female politician speaks plainly about women’s central role in the fight for peace in the world. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. “Without women’s equal ...
Read More »Corona & class: Part 1 – how a virus divided society
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S response to the Corona pandemic has been ridden with all the establishment prejudice and discrimination of normal times – but the crisis has made it all just a little bit more obvious. The virus doesn’t discriminate: the ...
Read More »Thought for today 05.04.20
THE MOST destructive bomb the world has ever known was made thanks to the work of Albert Einstein. However, he was also a lifelong pacifist – and was a another person who summed up the absurdity of war very well. ...
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