Many people think of 1929 as the start of The Great Depression. Britain, as you would expect, was years ahead of those laggards on Wall Street. In 1925 our Chancellor…
Opinions
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MY DREAM OF SOCIALISM
13 April 2020Self-isolation became collective isolation. We assembled in a hotel to search for the meaning of SOCIALISM. I was supposed to be in charge but very much aware that behind me…
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WE HAVE LOST CORBYN AND NOW WE HAVE LOST SANDERS
13 April 2020They were two people who were giving us the vocabulary for discussing what a better society might look like. We are in desperate need of such a vocabulary. In the…
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MARX, KARL is on my mind.
13 April 2020In casual discussion of social values (politics in other words) I often find that if I say that we are all Marxists in response I see a look of horror.…
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Report from our colleague in Venezuela.
13 April 2020Report from our colleague in Venezuela The following is a brief message from Milton Pena, a distinguished retired orthopaedic surgeon and NHS whistle-blower who has featured in the The WORD…
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The Hungarian parliament handed current longstanding PM Victor Orban indefinite emergency powers because of Coronavirus. Hungary has taken a further step towards authoritarian control in a move that comes before…
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Italy Receives Medical Help From Cuba
23 March 2020Cuba has sent a complement of trained doctors and nurses to help Italy deal with the Coronavirus outbreak. Italy is currently struggling with the highest fatality statistics even outstripping China…
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Covid-19 has scientists puzzled
15 March 2020Scientists are still puzzling at questions such as why the disease does appear not to infect children, and whether men are really more susceptible? Low numbers of Covid-19 infections among…
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China Blames USA For Coronavirus
14 March 2020Beijing diplomats are spreading the news that the US military planted the coronavirus outbreak in China, something that had circulated among conspiracy theorists has just become China’s nationwide headline. “It…
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It’s no surprise given all the focus the mass media gives to every health event these days; acting as if it’s the end of the world but customers in Australia…