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Canada fights-back in new Trump trade war

by Laura V Mor (Telesur)

Canada has imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US products in response to Trump’s levies. The Canadian decision follows the breakdown of negotiations between the two countries last week. Canada suspended the talks, saying the US delegation had introduced “last-minute” demands that were “unacceptable” and affected national sovereignty.

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The Burston Strike School

by Robin McGregor

Sunday sees the sleepy commuter village of Burston in Norfolk come to life for the annual celebrations of the Burston Strike School, which ran between 1914-1939.

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Editorials

To be or not…

Labour’s continued lead in the opinion polls has fired new talk of a snap election next year to give Andy Burnham a proper mandate to carry out his “Manchesterism” agenda. Labour are now four points ahead of the Faragists who only a few months ago were being tipped as the likely winner of the next general election. But while the “Burnham bounce” has revived Labour’s fortunes in England – at least for the time being – it has done little to boost the party’s standing north of the border. The nationalist constituency remains supreme despite all the scandals that have rocked the SNP in recent times. So, it’s not surprising to hear words of caution from the Labour ranks.

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Talking about mandates…

…none of the political pundits who are now bleating on about Burnham ever seem to question the arbitrary decisions of past governments on the economy, let alone war and peace.

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