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They’ve got the money - let’s raise the taxes on the rich

The Tories tell us we can’t afford to spend on public services. That’s a bit rich, writes Charlie Kimber

Richest 0.01 percent dodge more tax as children fall into ‘stark’ poverty

Tory tax and benefit cuts hit the poorest hardest

Solid walkout in Scotland as EIS Fela members step up their fight

College lecturers in Scotland walked out again today, Tuesday, for their third national strike in a fortnight. It was another demonstration that workers are prepared to take the bosses on.

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Bring down the borders - and don’t capitulate to Tory racism on immigration

Theresa May this week reaffirmed her vow to cut net immigration by two thirds, to below 100,000 a year. That target eluded her as home secretary—despite law after law and raid after raid to create a “hostile environment” for migrants.

Health workers in east London get organised at work to take on the racists

Fujitsu under fire as strikers hit trade fair

Rolls-Royce workers rev up as strikes against BMW’s pension robbery spread

Lincolnshire bikers take to the roads to protest against A&E closure

Theresa May promises more than she can deliver on Brexit

Cops come under fire after alleged assault during High Wycombe stop and search

Post workers’ unofficial walkout forces Royal Mail bosses to lift reps’ suspension

Ukip ‘crashed car’ as voters return to Tories

The racist Ukip party lost 144 of the 145 seats it contested in last Thursday’s local elections.

Tenants beat rent hike at One Housing

Housing association tenants in West Ham, east London, scored a victory against their greedy landlords last week.

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Disabled person’s suicide shows up the Tories’ cruelty over benefit cuts

How protests beat back the Benyon Bill in 1977 and defended abortion rights

Activists say, we’re going to teach the Tories a lesson over school funding cuts

Tories launch secret plans to stop your secret messages

Scarborough protesters tell Tory MPs to frack off

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Theresa May promises more than she can deliver on Brexit

Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, has of course played into Theresa May’s hands. He let his staff leak a thoroughly disparaging account of a dinner she gave for him at Downing Street to a German conservative newspaper.

How protests beat back the Benyon Bill in 1977 and defended abortion rights

Forty years ago this month some 10,000 people marched in London to defend abortion rights. The demonstration, organised by the National Abortion Campaign (NAC), opposed a bill brought by Tory MP William Benyon.