Why hasn’t the UKs system of honours been updated for the modern age? Mick Hall argues the honours system is troublingly complicit in a system built upon racial inequality. Photo: News18 Accepting an honour…
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The prohibition of drugs has not stopped drug use. All the evidence points to a massive growth in the number of drug users. Mick Hall argues that drug laws are…
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Nearly 20 years after launching an illegal war that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, Tony Blair is still advising despots, dictators and the Labour Right. Mick Hall argues…
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Israel's wanton, murderous bombing campaign in Gaza is being countered by a resurgent Palestine solidarity movement. Dara O Cogaidhin joined the protest in London to mark Nakba Day and reflects…
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Farm working in South Ockendon once provided opportunities to escape the deprivation of the capital. Mick Hall laments the manic drive toward profit that led to extreme ecological vandalism which…
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of Bobby Sands' death on hunger strike. It was the culmination of a five year protest that began in 1976 when the British government ended…
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In a week when Essex Police visited the bin workers' picket line at the behest of Thurrock Council, Mick Hall argues the nature of policing in Britain is inseparable from…
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With the cost of living soaring and house prices spiralling in Thurrock, workers cannot afford a pay cut. Trevor Osborne argues we all have a stake in the bin strike…
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Thurrock refuse workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action with a 90.7% yes vote in the industrial action ballot with a 73.5% turnout. The Unite the Union members are…
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The Peasants Revolt of 1381-82 was the very first time a large section of English people fought for the idea that 'all men are equal.' Trevor Osborne acknowledges the huge…
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