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Ukraine war: A wake-up call for Africa to increase inter-continental trade
Alarm bells Posted on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:29 Over the past couple of months, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has severely disrupted the supply of essential crops to Africa and led to significant price increases for agricultural goods and energy, with prices skyrocketing across the globe. Most of Russia’s imports to Africa are agricultural goods, with 90% of these agricultural goods being made up of wheat and 6% from sunflower oil in 2020.
The centre cannot hold
With the Bavarian state elections fast approaching – there is bad news for progressives. The collapse of Germany’s centre-ground and the rise of the far-right looks set to continue, warns Penny Bochum Since the Christian Democratic Union and its conservative Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, went into a shaky coalition with the reluctant Social Democratic party following the 2017 election, their poll numbers have been in free-fall.
Antisemitism: Stay and fight it
Rooting around in a bin to find a family member’s discarded Labour membership card, I asked myself why I still bother.
SPD: People's party without the people
As the German parliamentarians prepare to go back after the summer holidays, the social democrat (SPD) members of parliament are facing an uphill climb, argues Penny Bochum It’s been a difficult summer for the SPD.
Mental health funding is failing young people
A generation of school children are being denied the mental health support they desperately need, argues Rania Ramli. Being a young person is not always easy. Whether it’s social pressure, exam stress or increasing uncertainty, we all face unique challenges. Having to navigate this confusing time whilst ill is even harder.
Bannon at the border
To beat Bannon’s far-right project, the left must embrace internationalism, writes Sam Bright The British far-right is back – at least as a subject of political conversations. To many, the release of Tommy Robinson from prison and Boris Johnson’s bigoted barb about the niqab indicate that the far-right is now a renewed political threat. In response, shadow chancellor John McDonnell and others have called for a new grassroots anti-fascist movement to push back the far-right on every street corner.
Only one step forward
Adopting the IHRA definition in full will not solve Labour’s antisemitism crisis, it just one step on the long road to ending it argues Progress deputy editor Conor Pope in today’s Progress Daily Email. It may now look like Labour will adopt the full International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, replete with all 11 examples, when the National Executive Committee next meets on the 4 September 2018.
Episode 45: Getting women into power
Since 1997, the number of women councillors in the country has barely risen, falling far behind the proportion of female MPs. How do we improve that? Conor Pope asks Katie Curtis and leader of Waltham Forest Clare Coghill. They also discuss what new polling means for the debate around Brexit. Progressive centre-ground Labour politics does not come for free. It takes time, commitment and money to build a fight against the forces of conservatism.
Why Boris Johnson is far from a harmless buffoon
Fighting the far-right means fighting racist speech wherever we find it, writes Rania Ramli Far from the harmless buffoon portrayed in the media, Boris Johnson is a dangerous threat to many of the values that we hold dear. Whether it’s a normalisation of attacks on Muslim women, a perpetuation of the gendered Islamophobia that is becoming ever more common, or discrimination in employment, his words have consequences.
Teachers are being forced to subsidise our schools
Cash-strapped teachers are paying for basic teaching equipment using their own money Every government seems to have big plans for education. From the beautiful dream of high quality universal early years provision, embodied by Tessa Jowell’s Sure Start centres, to the Victorian nightmare of Michael Gove’s curriculum reforms, it is clear that politicians see education as a vehicle for progress – or, indeed, regress as the case may be.
Grenfell was a national tragedy – and a beacon of hope | LabourList
A working-class community let down. Sub-standard housing. A national tragedy. Grenfell Tower will be enshrined in history as a symbol of the negligence of those in power. It will be remembered as a culmination of systematic failures that put profit above the lives of people. But that can’t be all that Grenfell is remembered for. The incredible response from the local community over the past year highlights the strength of the bonds people have.
Our battle against Boots
Boots’ battle with the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union is a turning point for collective bargaining, writes Claire Ward The attitude to trade unions and industrial relations has changed significantly over the last 25 years, with employers such as Ryanair choosing to recognise and work constructively with unions. This makes it exceptionally disappointing that a British company has fought tooth and nail to deny some of its employees the right to be represented by an independent trade union.
Brenda Dean: an obituary
Brenda Dean, a trailblazer and role model for women, died last Wednesday at the age of 74. Mary Goudie pays tribute She was a lifelong trade unionist who rose to prominence in Britain during the 1980s as president, and then general secretary, of the print workers’ union, SOGAT. In 1983 she became president of SOGAT – the first woman to represent a major trade union, becoming general secretary in 1985.
Liam Fox is arguing for membership of the single market and I agree
Yesterday Liam Fox made a very convincing argument for avoiding a hard Brexit – it’s a shame he ended up at the wrong conclusion! While he argued that we should leave the customs union, the priorities he lays out provide the perfect basis for a powerful case as to why we must remain in both the customs union and the single market.
Diversity: How to reach out in divided times
June Sarpong joins Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah to discuss why we need to improve diversity in society’s structures, what it means to be a pro-Europe campaigner as Brexit hits, and being woke June Sarpong in Progress magazine on why we need diversity inclusion goals June Sarpong on why Brexit is not inevitable Why you should back foreign aid if you’re concerned about immigration Progressive centre-ground Labour politics does not come for free.
The Last Word: A question of semantics
Misinformation is betraying everyone – from low-wage workers to civilians in Syria, writes Robert Philpot The United Nations last week confirmed that it is investigating multiple reports that president Bashar al-Assad’s forces launched chemical weapons attacks on two Syrian towns, Saraqeb in Idlib and in Douma in Eastern Ghouta, earlier this month. The chlorine bombs were reportedly dropped from helicopters by the regime’s airforce. ‘I feel like death is at our doorstep,’ one survivor told CNN.
Why it took my parents so long to join a trade union
My parents decided to join a trade union this week. But as migrants in insecure work, why did it take them so long, asks Rania Ramli Of the 12 trade unions affiliated with the Labour party, every single one is run by a white man. Although clearly a problem in terms of representation and diversity, this is better thought of as a symptom of a wider issue surrounding trade unionism – the fact that women and workers from ethnic minorities are still often unable to engage, even at a grassroots level.
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