Bullet holes found in the wood surrounds of the NatWest Bank in Bamber Bridge, in Lancashire in the north of England, in the late 1980s led to the rediscovery of…
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The long lasting effects of Covid-19
27 May 2020The long lasting effects of Covid-19 Economic impacts during and after the pandemic were inevitable, however the poor response and action from the government, has probably made the economic effects…
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A message of economic and ecological hope
10 May 2020Cameraman and ecologist John D. Liu has been working on his worldwide mission to green deserts and to restore biodiversity for more than 15 years. It all started in 1995…
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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…
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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…