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Bev Clarkson talks farming Solidarity & Shavanah Taj: Race in Wales Paddy Lillis on retail safety Dave Ward argues we must Greetings! level out to level up Don’t miss our bumper edition as the 2021 festival begins for Peace and Socialism £1.50 Saturday/Sunday July 17-18 2021 Proudly owned by our readers | Incorporating the Daily Worker | Est 1930 | morningstaronline.co.uk A THREAT TO THE WHOLE WORLD by Matt Trinder The meeting, organised by the “You have a remarkable depth of Parliamentary reporter authors of the Lancet letter and scientific knowledge. You’ve done not-for-profit media group The remarkably well in vaccine develop- Citizens, comes as chief medical ment and rollout. Remarkable clini- INTERNATIONAL scientists have officer Professor Chris Whitty con- cal trials that we’re drawing on. demanded PM Boris Johnson ceded that the number of people “And that’s why it just seems urgently reconsider his “reckless” in hospital with coronavirus could so remarkable that you’re not fol- decision to end Covid-19 restric- reach “quite scary numbers” soon. lowing even basic public health tions in England on Monday, warn- The third wave of the pandemic, principles here.” ing it poses a “danger to the world.” driven by the more infectious Delta The country is one of several in Official government advisers variant, is surging in England with Australasia and south-east Asia to from countries including New more than 50,000 cases reported take a zero-Covid approach to the Zealand, Taiwan and Italy joined yesterday, the highest figures since crisis, with short, sharp lockdowns scientists from the Independent mid-January. largely suppressing community Sage advisory group at yesterday’s Hospitalisations and deaths are transmission of the deadly virus. virtual event to slam the policy as doubling every two weeks, yet the According to Johns Hopkins amounting to “murderous herd Prime Minister is removing almost University, New Zealand has immunity by mass infection.” all mandatory protections next recorded less than 3,000 The experts, among 1,400 who week, including wearing face masks cases of Covid-19 and only recently signed a letter to the Lan- in enclosed public spaces, social 26 deaths. cet medical journal warning against distancing requirements, and any This stands in stark con- the reopening, pointed out it would limits on indoor or outdoor mixing. trast to Britain’s figures, allow the Delta variant and any new Public health adviser to New Zea- where about 150,000 of the strains to spread rapidly around the land’s Labour government Professor more than five million people globe due to the country’s role as an Michael Baker said: “We’ve always infected have tragically died. international travel hub. looked to the UK for leadership. Turn to page 2 Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk Saturday/Sunday morningstaronline 2 July 17-18 2021 news @m_star_online n FRONT PAGE STANDING UP FOR PALESTINE: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and ENGLAND’S UNLOCKING ‘A Stop the War’s Lindsey German before a demonstration in Bradford yesterday THREAT TO WHOLE WORLD’ evening. The pair were set to address the action, called to defend Palestine and FROM P1: Professor Shu-Ti Australia’s ex-Health oppose Islamophobia, alongside Labour Chiou, former director- Department secretary Dr MP Richard Burgon and activist Salma general of Taiwan’s Health Stephen Duckett claimed Yaqoob, among others Promotion Administra- no reputable public health Pic: Neil Terry Photography tion, stressed she is “very adviser would recommend concerned” about the mil- opening up at a time when lions in Britain yet to be the virus is spreading vaccinated, as well as the exponentially. poorly understood effects It comes after Lancet of “long Covid” postviral editor Richard Horton health problems. said on Thursday that She told the meeting: Prof Whitty’s claim there “In our culture there is a is widespread scientific saying that it is unethi- support for the PM’s policy cal to take the umbrella was “willifully misrepre- away from people while senting” expert opinion. it’s still raining, and now “It just defies any logic, it’s politically unethical any science of any kind, to to take the umbrella away [say] 40,000, 50,000, 80,000 from persons not having cases a day is somehow a raincoat when it’s still acceptable,” Dr Duckett raining. remarked. “And it’s actually rain- “There is no trade-off ing very hard. So I hope between public health and the politicians can take economics; the right deci- that into consideration, to sions from a public health keep the umbrella there perspective are the right for those people not hav- decisions for the economy. ing a raincoat.” [email protected] n CLIMATE CASE XR activists found guilty of printing press blockade n UNIONS by Our News Desk accurately report on the cli- mate crisis and are guilty of corruption.” ‘Tories ignored 20 warnings SIX Extinction Rebellion pro- The Newsprinters presses testers on trial for blockading publish Rupert Murdoch-owned the printing presses of some News Corp’s titles including the of Britain’s major newspapers Sun, Times, Sun On Sunday and were found guilty yesterday. Sunday Times, as well as the over health & care staffing’ The activists appeared at Daily Telegraph and Sunday St Albans Magistrates’ Court Telegraph, the Daily Mail and By Derek Kotz for years about the looming accused of obstructing the Mail On Sunday, and the Lon- Industrial reporter recruitment and retention highway outside Newsprinters don Evening Standard. crisis now engulfing the NHS printing works in Broxbourne, The defendants were Caspar as it battles the rising number Hertfordshire, on September 4 Hughes, 49, of Exeter; Elise THE government has ignored of infections due to the latest 2020. Yarde, 32, of Walthamstow; more than 20 warnings of a wave of coronavirus. Judge Sally Fudge convicted Amir Jones, 39, of London; health and care staffing crisis, “Exhausted staff are at the defendants, saying that Laura Frandsen, 30, of London; the Royal College of Nursing “ breaking point. A substantial while the demonstration was Charlotte Kirin, 51, of Bury St (RCN) has said in a statement. Unite has been pay rise would go some way to “peaceful” it had a significant Edmunds and Hazel Stenson, Alarms have been sounded at staunching the staffing crisis, impact on the ability of 56, of Bury St Edmunds. least 10 times in the last year but in the longer term a more businesses to func- All six defend- alone, with numerous warn- warning for sophisticated workforce plan- tion and caused ants, apart from ings made since 2016 while the WORK TO DO: Sajid Javid ning model needs to be devel- newspapers to Frandsen, were NHS faces the real prospect of years about the oped by ministers so the health lose an esti- donate given a condi- being unable to deliver its legal to 13 million, the public cannot service does not lurch from the mated £1 mil- ONLINE tional discharge commitments, the union says. looming be put at risk a moment longer. recurring recruitment crisis lion. for 12 months Health policy experts, poli- “We went into this pandemic year after year. morningstaronline The court and ordered to ticians and watchdogs have with almost 50,000 nursing “The accelerating privatisa- heard how .co.uk/page/ pay £150 to the repeatedly flagged up the recruitment and vacancies in the UK and the tion of the NHS is not helping through the support-us court and a £22 workforce crisis “engulfing” true scale of the shortage is as services become fragmented night of Septem- surcharge. the sector, the RCN says, call- retention crisis unknown. and profit-hungry private ber 4 until the Frandsen, who ing for changes to the Health “The government has a once- healthcare companies look to next day, about 50 XR has two previous con- and Care Bill going through now engulfing in-a-lifetime chance to fix this make savings. members used vehicles and victions for similar offences, Parliament to enable the issue problem and help a severely “It is not too late: we call on bamboo structures, known as was ordered to pay a financial to be tackled. depleted workforce. new Health and Social Care “lock-ons,” to deny access to or penalty of £150, and to pay the Workforce numbers needed the NHS “If it doesn’t take this oppor- Secretary Sajid Javid to change from the Broxbourne site. The court £150 with a surcharge to deliver services should be tunity, it won’t even have the course and tack to preserve and protest lasted 14 hours. of £34. published regularly, and a RCN acting general secretary capacity to deliver the law as it strengthen our beloved NHS.” Those involved were tar- Extinction Rebellion said it is senior nurse should sit on the Pat Cullen said: “With minis- is currently set out.” The Department for Health geting certain parts of the considering an appeal against boards of new regional health ters gambling on lifting Covid- Unite national officer for and Social Care was asked to print media which, accord- the convictions. and social care organisations, 19 restrictions and NHS waiting health Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe comment. ing to the defendants, “fail to [email protected] it says. lists apparently set to soar to up said: “Unite has been warning [email protected] morningstaronline.co.uk Morning Star morningstaronline Saturday/Sunday @m_star_online news July 17-18 2021 3 n PANDEMIC n COVID MEASURES Usdaw glad UNIONS PREPARING FOR COVID retailers are stepping up SHOPWORKERS’ union Usdaw has welcomed the commitment from some CHAOS AFTER MEASURES LIFT retailers to maintain SECTORS BRACED: RMT expects ‘massive surge’ while teachers warn cases among schoolchildren already on the rise in-store Covid-19 safety measures when legal By Derek Kotz of the real living wage and a genius to work out the cha- measures are dropped in Industrial reporter make sure everyone can otic impact of the government’s England on Monday.
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