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Feature
2020 – a year which drove home the catastrophic failures of capitalism
Too many deaths from the pandemic, job losses, pay cuts and poverty were the experience across the planet.
Schools
Workers’ action wins Tory U-turn on school safety
News
3 lockdowns, 20+ U-turns … We can’t trust the Tories
We can’t believe a word this government says or does. Going into lockdown 3, working-class people can only rely on our own strength and organisation.
Nottingham City Council: Major battles against cuts ahead
UNICEF feeds children in the UK for the first time
Hospital security staff on strike for £12 an hour
British Gas workers on strike against fire and re-hire pay cut
NHS
Protect the NHS – Funding, Pay, PPE, Public ownership
The Tory government’s plea to “protect the NHS” is rank hypocrisy. The blame for the depth and scale of the unfolding health crisis lies squarely with Johnson’s government.
Protect lives and livelihoods, fight to defend the NHS
Engels
Engels on the origins of women’s oppression
Universities
Universities: refund the rent, cancel the fees, for fully funded, publicly owned education
University teaching moves online in England
Reader’s opinion
Books that inspired me: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Technology and AI response: Capitalists only invest for profit
