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‘Weapons, weapons and more weapons’: the path to further war – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on warmongers, Sunaks and Savile
Freeports and freeloading: How the Tories bent the rules for DP World
Transport Minister Grant Shapps offered P&O owner DP World an eye-watering set of exemptions from taxes and duties writes Reuben Bard Rosenberg
Pandora's box: the shady world of tax-dodging Tony
At a time of rising costs and more austerity, the Pandora Papers reveal how the rich keep getting richer - by stealing from the rest of us, writes Terina Hine
Stop the culture war against the old and unite against the Tories – weekly briefing
The Nasty Party’s assault on our class has to be defeated, argues Lindsey German
The Colombian uprising: mass protests rage on despite deadly repression
Jonathan Maunders reports on the mass protests across Colombia in response to police brutality and planned government austerity measures
Tax the rich - but it is about a lot more than that
Kevin Ovenden looks at the growing crisis facing the government over the soaring deficit and the debate on taxation
A wealth tax is a bare minimum, why is Labour not demanding it?
Starmer refusing to back a wealth tax shows he’s not going to fight against the Tories putting the cost of the crisis on working people, argues Shabbir Lakha
France 2019: Macron, Yellow Vests and class struggle
Saturday saw the Gilets Jaunes revolt continue on a grand scale, as the President scrambles to repress the movement and cajole the public. John Mullen reports from Paris
France's streets flooded with protest three days before Christmas
The Yellow Vests outwitted Macron's repressive state forces to stage a surprise mobilisation in Paris and storm towns and roundabouts across France, reports Susan Ram
Macron must go: Yellow Vests Act V
The movement brought anger to the streets again across France in defiance of state efforts to divide and disrupt it this week, reports Susan Ram
Yellow Vests, Act Four: where is France going?
Saturday's huge
Gilets Jaunes
mobilisation across France defied Macron's Project Fear, as high school students facing state repression join a movement that continues to rise. John Mullen reports from Paris
Revolt in France: could Macron be under threat?
Yellow Vests mass protests enjoyed a third weekend of militant action across France, with trades unionists and other groups supporting. John Mullen reports from Paris
Excising its credibility: Labour’s dilemma over top rate tax - weekly briefing
Dealing with inequality should be central to a radical socialist project, not something to be sidestepped, argues Cameron Panting
Philip Green: an embodiment of the system not an anomaly
Philip Green is a particularly odious example of the exploitation endemic to capitalism, and our response needs to confront the system that enables him, argues Mona Kamal
Not fit to govern - Counterfire freesheet November/December 2017
Tory crisis, Catalonia, Universal credit, foreign policy, and more. Counterfire freesheet, November/December 2017
The Paradise Papers show us the true nature of the monarchy
The Paradise Papers have exposed once more the deep inequalities that plight our country but they also show us a glimpse of the secretive and devious workings of the Crown argues Patricia Pino
Dementia tax u-turn: Theresa May’s contempt for the electorate
Theresa May has done something that no party leader has done before - discarding a manifesto pledge days after it was announced
What exactly is wrong with taxing the rich and the corporations? - Election briefing #17
Let’s start challenging inequality in the here-and-now, argues Lindsey German
Where will the money come from?
Higher taxes on the richest people are the key to funding Labour's policies
Thousands march calling for Cameron to resign
In response to the largest exposé
of tax evasion in history, the British public have taken to the streets calling for David Cameron's resignation
Cameron’s tax cuts: a poorly disguised handout for the rich
David Cameron's 'middle-class tax giveaway' in reality means giving huge amounts of cash to the very richest argues James Meadway