Middle East Eye: British MPs and cultural figures criticise London Police decision to block Palestine protest marching from BBC

‘During Romania’s transition to capitalism, the Jiu Valley miners violently resisted the destruction of their industry. But today, their jobs are mostly gone — and the plague of slot machines has taken over long-proud mining […]

This all sounds frightfully familiar. It is a problem that currently extends through much of Europe. Read here

Are John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn opening the way to socialism. If having a greater stake in society means more ownership for the “rank and file”, then yes, argues Chris Dillow. Read here