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Enemy Alien: a revealing look at wartime internment – review

The graphic history Enemy Alien: a true story of life behind barbed wire, written by historian Kassandra Luciuk and illustrated by Nicole Marie Burton, sheds light on an often-ignored chapter of Canadian history by focusing on the grueling experiences of Ukrainian-Canadian internees during and immediately after the First World War. Based on the memoir of […]

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Funeral poverty in 21st-century Britain – capitalism’s disgrace

In January 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the cost of dying in Britain reached a record high, with costs having risen by 6% each year for the last 14 years. In 2013, the “key expenses associated with dying” had gone up by 80% since 2004, meaning that the average cost of a basic funeral […]

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Manchester bus drivers: no fire and re-hire!

Nearly 500 Manchester bus drivers employed by Go North West are facing the threat of being fired and rehired, with a 10% reduction in the number of drivers employed, an increase in unpaid working hours and drivers’ conditions slashed. Go Ahead is a transport multinational with rail and bus interests in UK, Germany, Norway and […]

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