"Recent sentences for climate protestors are longer than those imposed on many of those involved in violent acts during the recent racist riots in Southport. They are the kinds of sentences that western governments routinely denounce when they are imposed on peaceful protesters in places such as Cambodia and Russia."
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"Recent sentences for climate protestors are longer than those imposed on many of those involved in violent acts during the recent racist riots in Southport. They are the kinds of sentences that western governments routinely denounce when they are impo... -
"If you kill hope, if you abandon working-class communities, you create an open wound of discontent that the scapegoaters will stick their fingers in. This is how support for rightwing nationalism grows.""If you are an incoming Labour government with a huge majority and a mission for economic renewal, all the evidence points to two basic lessons. First, don’t impose a new round of austerity cuts. Second, invest."
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"If you kill hope, if you abandon working-class communities, you create an open wound of discontent that the scapegoaters will stick their fingers in. This is how support for rightwing nationalism grows.""If you kill hope, if you abandon working-class communities, you create an open wound of discontent that the scapegoaters will stick their fingers in. This is how support for rightwing nationalism grows."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/08/cuts-labour-tuc-conference-austerity