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Unite members in Scotland aren’t receiving election ballots

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Unite members in Scotland aren’t receiving election ballots

With just nine days remaining in the Unite general secretary contest, union members in Scotland are complaining that the union is failing to deliver their ballots. Incumbent Sharon Graham typically has little support in Scotland. The complaints come hot on the heels of revelations that Unite has failed to deliver ballots to around 5,000 members in Gibraltar. Graham has been heavily criticised for her treatment of union staff. Her rival in the election is Simon Dubbins, Unite’s international officer, who took many of the union’s biggest sectors and branches in the nominations phase. Unite members in Scotland complain On Saturday, a…

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Communist Party USA says Democrat candidates aren’t members

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Communist Party USA says Democrat candidates aren’t members

The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has condemned president Trump’s red‑baiting tirades against the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) primary victories in New York, the District of Columbia and Colorado. It called them a dangerous escalation of anti‑communist hysteria. Co-chair Rossana Cambron said: MAGA is going to lose the midterms and Trump’s getting desperate. Trump told the recent Faith & Freedom Coalition that communism is the “greatest threat” facing the United States in its 250-year history. He said: They’re animals! These ruthless Communists will attack all religions but, in particular, Christianity. The party’s co-chair, Joe Sims, responded: “Our enemy is not God,…

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Why Coffee Machines Aren’t Just a Luxury… They’re Survival Gear

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Why Coffee Machines Aren’t Just a Luxury… They’re Survival Gear

When I was little, coffee felt like something only my mum drank. Even my dad didn’t like it. It smelt strong, dark, bitter… And personally, I would always be much happier with a can of Pepsi. It didn’t feel fancy – in fact, in my house it was just a jar of brown granules mixed in with water and a splash of milk. It just felt like an adult drink. I’d wake up early on a cold, wet (typically British) morning, wander downstairs and the kitchen would already smell different – and not even in a way I particularly liked. The…

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CMAT confronts toxic abuse of singers who aren’t ‘thin’

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CMAT confronts toxic abuse of singers who aren’t ‘thin’

CMAT has powerfully taken aim at online trolls by showing how people direct disproportionate levels of abuse at artists who are not “thin” compared with other performers, such as Zara Larsson and Olivia Dean. This is in response to attacks the singer received online following her performance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. As a result of this unwarranted torrent of abuse, CMAT – whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – took to Instagram as she felt: compelled to wade in and speak for myself. Her disgust isn’t hers alone – with fans having also shared their disgust…

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