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Paying for GP appointments won’t save the NHS. Just look at Ireland

Paying for GP appointments won’t save the NHS. Just look at Ireland

OPINION: The two-tier system praised by the British right is a crumbling deathtrap with long waits and bed shortages
Colin Gannon 06 Feb 2023
Could Putin commit Russia to a never-ending war in Ukraine?

Could Putin commit Russia to a never-ending war in Ukraine?

OPINION: West’s view that Putin is losing the war may overlook his appetite for – and ability to play – a long game
Paul Rogers 04 Feb 2023
How climate justice and police violence are inextricably linked

How climate justice and police violence are inextricably linked

OPINION: The killing of Chris Kaba and the climate crisis are all part of the same imperialist, capitalism system
William Jones 02 Feb 2023
I’ve never been on strike before. Here’s why today was different

I’ve never been on strike before. Here’s why today was different

OPINION: I’m walking out in solidarity with colleagues, even though I have my own problems as a freelancer
Daniel Trilling 01 Feb 2023
I’m voting to strike because I’m an NHS patient as well as a junior doctor

I’m voting to strike because I’m an NHS patient as well as a junior doctor

A medic who works in the NHS and relies on it for her own care explains why strikes are the only way to save the service
Georgina Budd 31 Jan 2023
British higher education is being destroyed. Uni workers are fighting back

British higher education is being destroyed. Uni workers are fighting back

OPINION: Marketisation has left university staff on precarious contracts and students paying more for less
Adam Ramsay 30 Jan 2023
Strikes, sleaze and huge wealth gaps could hinder Tory neoliberal agenda

Strikes, sleaze and huge wealth gaps could hinder Tory neoliberal agenda

OPINION: Market fundamentalism survived the fall of Truss, but could a changing public mood bring about its demise?
Paul Rogers 28 Jan 2023

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