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Thurrock refuse workers vote to strike against wage slash

In May the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that Thurrock Council's debt dwarfs their annual budget of £220 million. The Tory-run administration borrowed and invested more than £1 billion, from…

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  • Posted on November 4, 2020
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Corbyn in the Crosshairs

Mick Hall argues Jeremy Corbyn's suspension is the result of a sustained smear campaign by the Labour Right and a notoriously hostile press. From the beginning, it has been a…

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  • Posted on November 1, 2020
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Hunger and Shame: Child Poverty Skyrockets in Britain

Tory MPs Jackie Doyle-Price and Stephen Metcalfe voted against the extension of free school meals to 4,512 Thurrock children during the holidays. Britain is a wealthy country, but a third…

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  • Posted on October 26, 2020
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Vietnamese migrant deaths: free movement is the only solution

A year ago today, the bodies of 39 Vietnamese people —29 men, 2 boys, and 8 women—were found in the trailer of an refrigerator lorry in Thurrock. Victims of people smugglers, Dara O…

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  • Posted on October 23, 2020
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The Labour Party and its Aristocratic Embrace

Mick Hall argues the Monarchy and the House of Lords are relics of feudalism and should be abolished. Their existence is undemocratic and they are used to justify the growing…

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  • Posted on October 16, 2020
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Imperialism in the classroom: decolonise the curriculum

This article originally appeared on Red Flag. As Black History Month commences, it is appropriate to reflect on the persistent need for systemic changes to our education system to ensure…

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  • Posted on October 7, 2020
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Jeremy New Politics

A Balance Sheet of Corbyn’s Leadership

Jeremy Corbyn set out a course for Labour opposing decades long austerity and militarism, but met stringent opposition from both the establishment and his own Parliamentary Labour Party. Mick Hall…

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  • Posted on September 26, 2020
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Southend Test and Trace

Tory Test and Trace Shambles Exposes Us to Second Wave

Mick Hall decries the Tories' test-and-trace system where private companies take the money and the public takes the hit. And he asks - where was the Labour opposition while this…

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  • Posted on September 19, 2020
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Students Inflict Humiliating Defeat on Government

Following a weekend of localised protests and growing rancour online, the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson caved in on the exam results controversy in a humiliating U-turn to give students their…

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  • Posted on August 20, 2020
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After the Fall, What Is to Be Done?

Mick Hall is a veteran socialist and lifelong resident of Thurrock. After the 2017 election result, the ruling classes having realised Corbyn's Labour posed a real threat to their power…

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  • Posted on August 18, 2020
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