I agree with Jeremy Corbyn. And John McDonnell. And Seumas Milne. And all their allies. To return to power, and notwithstanding its catastrophic election campaign, Labour’s central task in 2020 is to make the case for socialism. My disagreement is not with that statement, but with what “socialism” means. It …
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The Island has officially received the ‘writ from the clerk to the crown’ for the general election. This official part of the process for a general election was overseen by Geoff Underwood, High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight and returning officer for parliamentary elections, and Claire Shand, acting returning …
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Western Local Land Services together with Centre for Invasive Species Solutions is encouraging anyone with an interest in Malleefowl to come along to a Malleefowl mound monitoring training event where participants can be informed and help one of Australia’s most unique native birds. The training event will give participants the …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1057/29605 From The Socialist newspaper, 25 September 2019 Editorial of the Socialist issue 1057 photo Socialist Party (Click to enlarge) The Supreme Court ruling that Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful has, for now, knocked the dramatic events preceding it at Labour Party conference off the …
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PUBLISHED: 13:49 16 September 2019 | UPDATED: 17:36 16 September 2019 Mia Jankowicz An RNLI lifeboat in Margate. The charity has hit back at criticism that it spends 2% of its income saving foreign lives. Picture: RNLI Margate Peter Barker After articles appeared in the rightwing press about its international …
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Published Sep 12, 2019 at 11:00 am (Updated Sep 12, 2019 at 11:00 am) The Registry General Department is advising all account holders (funeral homes, law firms, banks, wedding coordinators, trade unions, and businesses) that beginning Friday, 1 November, 2019 …
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PUBLISHED: 15:02 01 September 2019 Charlie Connelly May 1949: English author and writer of books for children Enid Mary Blyton (1897-1968) at her home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, with her daughters Gillian (left) and Imogen. (Photo by George Konig/Keystone Features/Getty Images) Archant The recent row over Enid Blyton is nothing new, …
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FedEx has filed a lawsuit against the US government arguing that it should not be made to enforce export bans. The legal action occured after a Huawei phone PCMag attempted to send from its UK office to its US office was sent back to the UK due to President Trump’s …
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