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Be afraid, be very afraid Gaby Rubin looks at the implications of the decision to deny Shamima Begum her British citizenship Any person who thinks they are British and can therefore sleep safely, knowing they cannot be deported - think again. If you are the child of someone not born in Britain, even if you have your own British passport, your situation has become less secure, following the supreme court decision of February 26. For the last four years, we in Britain have been watching and decrying Donald Trump’s ‘Ice’ - the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ice deports people willy-nilly, but first separates children from parents, with no records kept of what happens to either parents or children, so that the family can be reunited. And, once someone is deported, even if illegally, they are held in Mexico and refused permission to come back to the US to appeal, even just to talk to their lawyers. ....
Looking beyond the pandemic Covid-19 continues to cause huge problems, but it has also forced us to adopt new methods. Vernon Price reports on the openings, contributions and elections Comrades from Labour Party Marxists were among the invited guests last Sunday at the CPGB’s AGM, held on Zoom. The first discussion, on the international situation, was introduced by comrade Mike Macnair. He began by likening the current pandemic crisis to a war, requiring huge amounts of state debt. Once it is over, the debts will have to be recovered - either from those with substantial investments or from the working class. If the latter course is followed, then the economic crisis can only worsen. Mike then outlined six underlying dynamics that are shaping developments at a global level. ....