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5 August 2020
Tories' obesity plans - blaming individuals not the profit system
First, the elderly were told to shield from Covid-19. Then, statistics revealed a disproportionate number of people from ethnic minorities were dying from the virus. Now, obesity is being linked to a serious risk of fatality from the virus.
5 August 2020
Capitalism's 'vaccine war' shows need for socialist cooperation
Covid-19 can travel round the world at jet speed. No one can feel secure without global action. Yet despite gushing words from government leaders about international cooperation on research and development, a 'vaccine war' is developing.
5 August 2020
NHS staff remain in the middle of a gruelling battle against Covid-19, and are facing a second wave, yet many still have to struggle to afford the basics.
A national day of action on pay is taking place on 8 August.
5 August 2020
From first wave to second? Capitalism's Covid failures
Boris Johnson's easing of lockdown appears to have hit its limits. Where now?
22 July 2020
Government action is confused, contradictory, late, and fundamentally flawed.
22 July 2020
Fight for our livelihoods... Fight for our lives!
The Covid capitalist crisis is hitting the working class hard from all sides. We face a tsunami of job cuts and attacks on living standards.
22 July 2020
To put it in context, the annual budget of NHS England is £134 billion. Management requested an extra £10 billion. The Tory government has pledged just £3 billion.
15 July 2020
A socialist programme for schools
How schools have been affected by coronavirus, and what kind of future school system we need
1 July 2020
Tory full return to school plans gamble with lives
The government's plans for a full return in September make crystal clear it has no interest in safety or genuine education needs.
24 June 2020
Lifting the lockdown: workers must not pay the price
Who pulled society through the lockdown? The working class. Who suffered most from the lockdown? The working class. Who will pay the price as the lockdown eases? ...
10 June 2020
Tories backtrack in England - Stand firm for school safety
The NEU estimates that 44% of schools did not open further on 1 June
10 June 2020
Non-essential retail to open - organising at work is essential
Johnson announced a wider opening of non-essential retail on 15 June.
9 June 2020
Coronavirus pandemic news in brief
"There is no privatisation of the NHS on my watch", said serial bullshitter health secretary Matt Hancock in January
3 June 2020
Battered Tories face divisions and growing anger
Just six months ago the Tories gained their biggest parliamentary majority since 1987
2 June 2020
Furlough: We are not 'all in the same boat'
The hospitality industry has been downsized. For some, the furlough scheme came too late and workers were already cut, or businesses had shut their doors for good.
2 June 2020
Protect every job, nationalise don't subsidise
As the economic implications of Coronavirus emerge, Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak has proposed Project Birch
2 June 2020
"Test, trace, isolate, support" - the Tories' scheme fails on all counts
I checked my emails late on 27 May and was surprised to see one from the NHS. The new test and trace system was going 'live' - not 1 June as expected, but 8am the next day!
2 June 2020
Tories knocked back on schools opening
The government has faced parental distrust and organised trade union opposition
27 May 2020
* One rule for Cummings, another for us
* More Tory lies over PPE and testing
* Dangerous return to school and work strategy
Not only Cummings but the whole Tory government must go!
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