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£1 PROUDLY OWNED BY OUR READERS Morning Star Monday December 4 2017 For peace & socialism Incorporating the Daily Worker A sneak peak at Vijay BORROWING IS THE KEY Prashad’s new book Red Star Over the Labour’s version of Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ will Third World fi x the economy, writes ALAN SIMPSON: p8 BOOKS: P11 FIRST SUSTAINED INCREASE OF POVERTY IN DEPENDENTS FOR 20 YEARS SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION QUITS: ‘NO CHANCE OF PROGRESS’ IS THIS MAY’S IDEA OF A FAIRER BRITAIN? by Felicity Collier The poorest households are being hit The dire news comes after the with rising housing costs, higher food entire board of the cross-party Social and energy bills, debts and being unable Mobility Commission quit in protest, THERESA MAY saw her claims for to build up a pension, the charity said. with chairman Alan Milburn warning a Tory “fairer Britain” take a second Foundation head Campbell Robb there is no chance of the current gov- humiliating blow in two days yester- said: “These worrying fi gures suggest ernment making progress in fi ghting day as it emerged the nation is seeing that we are at a turning point in our poverty and inequality. its fi rst sustained increases in child fi ght against poverty. In her fi rst address as PM in 2016 and pensioner poverty in 20 years. “Political choices, wage stagnation Ms May pledged to fi ght “burning injus- There are now 14 million people and economic uncertainty mean that tices” and create a “fairer Britain.” living in poverty, including 4m chil- hundreds of thousands more people But ex-Labour minister Mr Milburn dren and 1.9m pensioners, the Joseph are now struggling to make ends meet. said he was quitting after months of Rowntree Foundation report found. This is a very real warning sign that “indecision, dysfunctionality and lack In the last four years alone, up to our hard-fought progress is in peril. of leadership” from Ms May’s party. 400,000 more children and 300,000 The charity urged the Tories to end He said: “The worst position in more pensioners have been pushed a four-year freeze on working-age ben- politics is to set out a proposition that into poverty — and little progress is efi ts and tax credits and to invest in you’re going to heal social divisions being made in reducing its preva- large-scale construction of more genu- and then do nothing about it. lence among working-age adults. inely affordable homes to rent and buy. Turn to page 4 UNIVERSAL CREDIT CORRUPTION IN TEL AVIV RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP Top Tories protect themselves against fallout Crowds gather to demand the head of England stymied by fortress Oz from new benefi t scheme News: p3 Benjamin Netanyahu World: p7 Sport: p14 Morning Star 2 NEWS HOME Monday December 4 2017 LATIN AMERICA 2017 CONFERENCE SOLIDARITY Corbyn can ‘restore Britain’s standing’ Activists hear how country can earn some international respect PORTSMOUTH by Ben Chacko With England drawn to play in Congress House Panama in Group G at next year’s football World Cup, Mr A JEREMY CORBYN govern- Galloway wondered “which ment would have an independ- team will David Cameron be ent foreign policy and “restore supporting?” to laughter from Britain’s standing in the the crowd. SOUTHAMPTON world,” those gathered for the Labour MP Chris Williamson Latin America Conference said that Mr Corbyn by contrast heard yesterday. had always “stood up for pro- The Labour leader gressive movements in Latin addressed the conference by America — let’s hope it’s not too videolink, praising partici- solidarity with people in the Let’s get even more people on long before he does that from pants for their work for “jus- US mobilising in defence of the streets.” the steps of Downing Street.” tice, peace and democracy” their democracy and rights Former MP George Gallo- Mr Murray agreed, saying across the Atlantic. and to counter a British gov- way said US aggression nations such as Cuba and Ven- Unite chief of staff Andrew ernment that was bragging towards Venezuela was ezuela which had defi ed an Murray said distancing our for- about its “special relationship because Washington “doesn’t unjust world order had always eign policy from that of the US with Washington — a special want any Latin American needed solidarity from pro- was more important than ever relationship with racism, with country governed in the inter- gressives around the world. in the era of Donald Trump. misogyny.” ests of its own people. Only when a Corbyn govern- Before the US president’s He called for a mobilisation “It’s independence they can- ment’s commitment to peace election we knew he was a “vul- to stop the president’s pro- not tolerate.” and justice created the need gar, ignorant and mendacious jected visit to our shores, say- But he added that Britain’s for Hands Off Britain move- braggart,” Mr Murray noted, ing that if Mr Trump did show rulers had “great affection” ments abroad will we have but now it was clear that he also up “our record for holding the for Latin America — “after all “repaid our debt to the heroic had “the outlook, temperament biggest ever demonstration they keep their money there, people of Latin America,” he and prejudices of a fascist.” [against the Iraq war in 2003] as we saw from the Panama declared. It was essential to show has been held long enough. and Paradise papers.” [email protected] NEVER FORGOTTEN: A LABOUR PARTY man pays tribute to Fidel Castro outside the Cuban embassy in London Murray: time that ‘vicious’ Galloway bar is overturned by Ben Chacko invasion of Iraq and for saying in Congress House that then prime minister Tony Blair and US president George IT IS “long past time” for the W Bush had assaulted the TRIBUTES “vicious, illegal and disgrace- country “like wolves.” BRIDGWATER ful decision to expel George No disciplinary action has Galloway from the Labour ever been taken by Labour Castro ‘alive forever’ in Party” to be overturned, against Mr Blair over the war, Andrew Murray said yesterday. which led to hundreds of thou- fi ght for another world The Unite chief of staff, who sands of deaths and the birth was a long-time chairman of of extremist Islamist move- SPEAKERS paid tribute to “He will be alive forever. the Stop the War Coalition, ments such as Isis, despite Cuban revolutionary states- Another world is possible,” she praised Mr Galloway for his evidence that he lied to Parlia- man Fidel Castro at this week- declared. role in “the leadership of that ment to justify British par- end’s Latin America confer- Journalist Victoria Brittain movement” which organised ticipation. ence in central London. saluted Fidel’s “unprecedented the largest march in Britain’s Following his expulsion, Mr A year on from the death of and legendary international- history against the Iraq war Galloway helped found the “El Comandante,” Cuba’s ism,” pointing to Cuba’s support on February 15 2003. anti-war Respect party, for ambassador to Britain Teresita for liberation movements in His backing could be sig- which he won the Bethnal Vicente Sotolongo denounced Africa and work to heal the sick nifi cant as he is close to Labour Green and Bow parliamentary “rapacious wars for the con- and give sight to the blind leader Jeremy Corbyn and seat and later Bradford West, quest of the strategic across the world through Oper- helped run the party’s highly losing the latter to Labour’s resources of the planet, lead- ation Miracle. successful 2017 election cam- Naz Shah in 2015. ing to grotesque inequalities Former MP George Gallo- paign. Since Mr Corbyn won the that have taken us to the way warned the “gold-toothed Former MP Mr Galloway Labour leadership in that year, brink.” pirates of the Caribbean in was expelled from the Labour Mr Galloway has expressed a This competition for domi- Miami” that they would never Party on October 23 2003 for desire to return to the party nance and control was a “vicious succeed in getting their hands allegedly bringing the party and a change.org petition call- circle that Cuba decided to break on Cuba again to turn it into into disrepute, including by ing for his reinstatement has 59 years ago” under Fidel’s lead- the “casino and bordello” that calling on British soldiers not received over 5,000 signatures. ership, she said. Castro swept away. to obey orders in the illegal [email protected] MANCHESTER Morning Star Monday December 4 2017 HOME NEWS 3 Pic: Mark Thomas UNIVERSAL CREDIT LONDON Activists brave the cold to say: freeze the roll-out by Peter Lazenby MORE than 70 towns and cities rallied at the weekend against the Tories’ bid to cancel Christmas for the hundreds of thousands left penniless by universal credit this December. Unite Community head and supporters singing anti- Liane Groves said Saturday universal credit carols. had been “a great success” John Coan, Yorkshire and and that this was “just the North East organiser of start” of the union’s Unite Community, said: campaign against universal “The government’s contin- credit. ued roll-out of this deeply She warned that “over a flawed policy risks forcing million” workers claiming hundreds of thousands of in-work benefits are going people into penury and to take a financial hit. potential homelessness “Life is going to get a lot through rent arrears. worse for Theresa May’s “The punitive sanctions ‘just about managing’ regime which has been families and it is Unite’s visited on the disabled and aim to ensure that these unemployed is also being families use their anger at inflicted on those in receipt the ballot box and vote out of in-work benefits this cruel government,” she “Unite Community is said.