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Delhi summit strengthens Russian-Indian friendship

by New Worker correspondent

The world was watching as Russian President Vladimir Putin went to India this week for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Two Pints and a Packet of Crisps

by New Worker correspondent

About 90 workers at the Guinness plant in Belfast, which cans the Dublin brewer’s fashionable non-alcoholic version of its famous stout, are taking strike action from this Friday until Saturday 13th. The main issue is pay, in particular they complain that Belfast wages are well below a similar facility at Runcorn in Cheshire, belonging to Guinness’ s ultimate owner’s Diageo.

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Editorial

And so it begins…

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, says Labour is cutting NHS waiting lists, the cost of living and government debt while boosting productivity, investment and growth. But this week’s budget contained few surprises, with spending plans that had largely already been floated in the media by Starmer aides eager to prepare the public for a mediocre financial review that does next to nothing to end austerity or reverse the decline in the living standards of working people.

Read the full story here >> And so it begins…