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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
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Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Polanski
The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.
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‘There’s no such thing as democracy’: Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the eurozone crisis when Varoufakis went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms? Watch Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here . Continue reading...
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Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places
The party says its proposals would stop prisoners being released early and cut crime.
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'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the eurozone crisis when Varoufakis went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms? Watch Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here. Continue reading...
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What is Zionism and why do some critics describe it as racist?
Green party debate over the motion ‘Zionism is racism’ comes amid renewed arguments over the meaning and history of a contested term Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green party, has said he is an anti-Zionist . As his party conference prepares to debate a motion that “Zionism is racism”, what precisely is Zionism and what is the history of the claim that it is racist? Continue reading...
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I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances Ryan
Rather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed Kemi Badenoch is considering doing her job. With her second Conservative party conference as leader looming on Sunday, and her rival Nigel Farage finally losing some ground, the provocateur with a reputation for dodging media rounds and being ill-prepared for briefs has seemingly cured her camera shyness. In recent days, Badenoch has touted a policy to give the unemployed a “ subsistence allowance ” that would prevent them from buying booze or cigarettes, sought to bar benefits from young people who are straight out of school, accused Andy Burnham of wanting to take Britain “ back to the 1970s ” with public control of utilities, and enjoyed some mixed polling . Continue reading...