15 April 2020: The Dirty War on the NHS — Live Q&A TONIGHT 8:30pm (UK time)

15 April 2020 — John Pilger

Tonight, there will be a live Q&A with two of the film’s main contributors — Professor Allyson Pollock and Dr John Lister, hosted by Simran Hans (film critic at the Observer) at 8.30pm (UK time), which will be beamed live to your homes via Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and Curzon Home Cinema.

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The politics of Covid-19: ‘Busy’ parks and public blame

10 April2020 — Red Pepper

As ministers equivocate over lockdown guidance, we’re gearing up for another weekend of public shaming. It’s a classic Conservative move, says Siobhán McGuirk: blame the people for government failures

The real threat: reckless rule breakers in North London

Despite its vague, ever-changing messaging about how the UK population might shield itself against the global coronavirus pandemic, the government has been consistent in building one key narrative: ‘selfish’ people are responsible for its rapid spread. In the midst of ongoing testing and protective clothing scandals, and as ministers needlessly delay announcement of an imminent lockdown extension, we’re being primed to blame each other for the consequences of repeated government missteps.

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Resistance Growing to Covid-Capitalism

9 April 2020– Origin: Black Agenda Report

Resistance Growing to Covid-Capitalism

Covid-19 has laid bare a fundamental truth: that capitalist healthcare is a contradiction in terms, since capital – like the killer virus — cares for nothing but reproducing itself.

“We have to ensure that we never return to the society that enabled this pandemic to emerge.”

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