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Last year the BJP government of Narendra Modi rushed through the Indian parliament three Farm Bills which at a stroke abolished the old agricultural produce procurement system. Under that system, farmers used to sell their crops to government-licensed middlemen at government-regulated market places (‘Mandis’). The government’s excuse for this legislation, draconian in its effect as … [Read more…]

Utsa Patnaik Reproduced from The Hindu of 30 December 2020, with thanks The farmers’ movement for the repeal of the three farm laws which affect them closely but have been rammed through without consulting them, has now entered its second month. It is of historic significance. It is not just about minimum support prices but … [Read more…]

On 21 October 2020, 321 Tory MPs voted to deny free school meals to the poorest school children during half term and Christmas holidays – indicative of the heartless cruelty of the ruling class – this at a time when 4.5m UK children live in poverty and over a third of households in this country … [Read more…]

A draft bill travelling through the French Parliament which would have made it illegal to film French police and military personnel acting with the police seems to have had some of its sting removed by its authors (Macron’s ruling Republic on the Move -LaRem – party) following massive demonstrations throughout France of over 130,000 people, … [Read more…]

Quite apart from the high-profile members of the Labour Party who have been expelled or had their membership put on hold while they are examined for anti-Semitism, another ludicrous affair within that Party has come to the light of public attention. In 2019, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), received copies of email correspondence between council … [Read more…]

Reproduced from the If Americans Knew website, with thanks Israel had a busy Christmas, causing fear with airstrikes over Gaza and Syria, as well as an invasion of the Palestinian town of Kufur Qaddoum as it peacefully protested. By Kathryn Shihadah While Americans were busy zooming with loved ones on Christmas, and mainstream media reported … [Read more…]

US, British and European imperialism have shown their complete lack of their self-proclaimed neutrality and impartiality in regard to other countries exercising democratic rights. The response to the 2020 Venezuelan National Assembly elections held on 6 December has exposed the imperialists as the vicious self-serving deceitful thieves and cut-throats that they are. Prior to the … [Read more…]

Building more homes is not the answer unless they are built for those that need them. Amid the Covid pandemic, and as the first lockdown was opening up, the government announced a ‘once in a generation’ shake-up of England’s planning system. On 6 August 2020, the government published the White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ … [Read more…]

A Russian brokered agreement affirms central role of Moscow in securing peace on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Peace deal On 9 November the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) signed a peace deal to end hostilities in the area from 10 November. Serious clashes had broken out … [Read more…]

By Birioska A new Saturday, a new early morning, a new trip out of Moscow. Another light breakfast anywhere between the bus and the metro, and a new station to arrive at and from which to depart for a new destination…Dubosekovo. Volokolamsk is a city located 129 km NW of Moscow. My destination, 8 km … [Read more…]