Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
Defenders of civil liberties are losing the debate in the face of rightwing demagogues
“Not all heroes wear masks.” So tweeted Tory contrarian Toby Young in July after fellow freedom warrior James Delingpole posted a selfie of himself maskless in a supermarket. How daring. How heroic.
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As this is written, the Tory UK government is putting in place in England further local lockdowns and restrictions on gatherings, calling for people to work from home again if possible, and is apparently considering a two-week ‘circuit breaker’ national lockdown, writes Phil Hearse.
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Medical writer Richard Horton, well-known as editor-in-chief of journal The Lancet, has been highly critical of government responses to Covid-19, particularly that of the UK government. In his book The Covid-19 Catastrophe , reviewed here by medical doctor Stacey Williams, he tackles the (...)
Exclusive: Medical experts have warned of patient misery and pain if normal care is axed again.
The NHS will be inflicting pain, misery and risk of death on tens of thousands of patients if it again shuts down normal care when a second wave of Covid-19 hits, doctors’ and surgeons’ leaders are (...)
London—“There are plenty of things people will say we got wrong,” Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, said of the nation’s coronavirus response in a recent speech. In one of the world’s worst affected countries, much of the focus has been on government mismanagement. Johnson’s inexperienced (...)
At the regular Prime Minister’s questions (PMQs) two days ago (20 May) Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer asked the question that had already been raging on social media for some time. Why is the British Government making non-EU migrants working and dying in the front line in the National Health (...)
This government has a death pact with a market system that kills.
We should start with the deaths. Sometimes on the left we can be a bit cold and analytical but the only response at the moment is utter anger. Thousands and thousands are dying needlessly. Dying on ventilators, apart from their (...)
Several weeks ago, the British and international media reported that “Eastern European” workers are being flown into the UK, and other European countries such as Germany, to perform “vital” work such as picking fruit and vegetables on large industrial farms. This news, however, has fallen on deaf (...)
Health managers in England voice ‘intense frustration’ in unprecedented intervention.
Hospital leaders have directly attacked the government for the first time during the coronavirus crisis over the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) after a desperately needed consignment of (...)
One of the most astounding statistics to emerge from the escalating coronavirus pandemic is how the death rate from the virus in Germany is markedly lower than other countries. In UK, the Conservative government’s relentless austerity measures continue to come at the expense of the NHS. The (...)
The entire world and its political-economic system has been turned upside down by the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis.
Beliefs and ideologies preached as unchallenged gospel for decades are being exposed and ignored even by their most zealous adherents, such as the British Tories.
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UK government’s workforce bailout shows why the precariat needs to get organised
The UK government’s employment protection scheme is a partial victory for crisis economics over the logic of capitalism. Late and inadequate though it is, it should be enough to stop an immediate slump in demand. (...)
Learning from housing histories: Why we need to requisition property to address the pandemic.
The UK Government’s commitment to upholding individualised private property during the global Coronavirus pandemic is matched only by their wilful ignorance of historical responses to crises. At the (...)
As the Covid-19 virus spreads, the lack of urgency in dealing with the pandemic by Boris Johnson – and Donald Trump – screams out. Countries in Asia such as Taiwan and South Korea have gained control over the virus by widespread testing, and social distancing. Countries in Europe are closing down (...)
Concerns raised inadequate compensation could force virus-hit gig workers to keep delivering
Unions representing gig workers have attacked “paltry” offers of sick pay for delivery couriers affected by coronavirus that could push them to keep working to stay financially afloat rather than (...)
The people are ahead of the government in making serious moves to combat the spread of the coronavirus. It is clear the government were pushed by organisations already taking action to close down large events, a move we very much welcome. Where government refuses to act civil society (...)
Phil Hearse argues that the ‘herd immunity’ strategy is tantamount to a far-right death cult.
TV journalist Robert Peston has summed up the government’s virus strategy as follows:
"The strategy of the British government in minimising the impact of Covid-19 is to allow the virus to pass through the (...)
With cases of the pandemic rising rapidly, we cannot rely on government or business to put health before profits. rs21 members have produced a set of actions and demands to campaign around and a summary of the safety legislation can allow workers to take action or leave work.
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The coronavirus has exposed Britain’s disgraceful lack of sick pay and employment rights. The government has been forced to act – but its measures are woefully insufficient and will leave millions forced to work even if they fall sick.
COVID-19 needs no introduction. Now labelled a pandemic, it (...)
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