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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
Alex Hern argues that the creeping privatisation of areas which used to be private is leading to more and more difficulties in protesting peacefully and legally.
Carl Packman reviews Rowenna Davis’ new book on Glasman and Blue Labour, and finds that the politics behind the damaged goods remain of importance.
Tulip Siddiq argues that increasing the number of female councillors should be a priority for a number of reasons, from justice, through to the positive effects it will have on policy and the outcome it will have in Westminster.
Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos argues that there is a role for the left in the EU, but it can’t take that up if it abdicates its voice.
David Cameron paid the price for his years of courting the Eurosceptics in his party ths week, reports Shamik Das.
Give the eurozone countries a few hours or days, and we’ll find them in a grimmer mood as reality sets in – just like after the July 21st package, writes George Irvin.
One Society’s Duncan Exley argues high executive pay damages the performance of the economy, and the businesses which themselves award the pay.
Alex Hern talks about how the English Democrats are fast becoming a front for the BNP, as “ex” members come over in droves.
Javed Khan of Victim Support argues community sentencing should play a bigger role in our criminal justice system, and be see as important by victims and the public.
The news about top bosses’ pay this morning is just the latest in a series of reports highlighting huge disparities between the top 1% and the remaining 99%.
