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Aaron Bastani: Economism is such an issue...

Economism is such an issue with the British left historically - & part of the reason for its political failures. Housing is a huge issue, certainly, but so are things like anti-social behaviour & high streets (less so, of course). And climate! Denying things like that might feel comforting, but it doesn’t make it less true. Mao, speaking about the mass line, is very good on this. From the people to the people.

Chris Williamson: @reformparty_uk says it would...

. @reformparty_uk says it would cut £50bn from the social budget, which would further impoverish Britain's poorest people. But Labour and the Tories also want to cut social security payments as well. This race to the bottom is nothing short of despicable conscious cruelty. What's needed is a big increase in social security payments to eliminate poverty and deprivation in Britain, which is the world's fifth biggest economy. We also desperately need a huge fiscal stimulus to expand the public sector to create new well-paid jobs, and renationalise the utilities to stop them ripping off the public with inflated bills. Corporate spivs are using the privatisation of public services as a cash cow, which is why the private sector should be cleared out of our public services altogether to ensure that public services return to serving the public rather than corporate greed.

Pouria Zeraati: The Wall Street Journal...

Important/ The Wall Street Journal, quoting officials of the Islamic Republic, says the Islamic Republic is planning for more severe attacks against the Arabs. Among the options mentioned are sabotage of Gulf internet cables, inciting Shiites in regional countries to unrest, and even the possibility of ground operations against Quetta. In the same report, quoting Arab intelligence officials, it says the IRGC has sent advisors to Yemen and is directly overseeing the transfer and deployment of missiles and drones at launch sites near the Red Sea. Always count on the bullshit of the mullahs and the IRGC.
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