Articles by Alan Hughes

‘The Wicked Witch is dead’ but although he’s celebrating, Alan Hughes urges us to fight on against everything she stood for.

Alan Hughes laments the imminent death of a great British institution and calls for action rather than indifference to its fate.

Alan Hughes on why he’ll be celebrating the passing of the Iron Lady.

As thousands protest in Madrid against mining subsidy cuts, Alan Hughes argues we should all resist reckless austerity measures.

David Cameron has zealously torn into those claiming benefits but it’s tax dodgers who should be paying more, says Alan Hughes.

Alan Hughes looks back on the life of the former New Internationalist worker, who recently passed away.

Alan Hughes can’t believe a group of jobseekers were bussed in to work on the river pageant and told to sleep under London Bridge.

Alan Hughes argues the recent offering from Mr Barlow and the Military Wives is a sickly-sweet distraction from the world’s real problems.

The plans for this summer’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Olympics are making Alan Hughes feel quite nauseous.

A local campaign to keep a care home from closing shows the way forward, says Alan Hughes.

As protesters around the UK tell Branson to stop meddling with the NHS, Alan Hughes reports from Oxford.

Alan Hughes on what he considers to be the great betrayal.

Dissenting voices are being silenced as Virgin Care wins a £500 million contract to provide community services across Surrey.

The Bill has become the Act, but we must still fight it at every step, says Alan Hughes. So get involved before it’s too late.

Alan Hughes can’t believe the nerve of the London Mayor, who’s trying to dupe people into cleaning up the capital ahead of the Olympics.

The people of Britain are sleepwalking into a nightmare, says Alan Hughes. It’s time to wake up.

The Bhopal disaster cost tens of thousands of lives, and blighted half a million. Alan Hughes asks why the company now liable is sponsoring the Olympics rather than paying compensation.

The way we treat the most vulnerable in our society is a sorry reflection of the state of the country’s morals.

…and a book shows us why.

David Pitt was for many years New Internationalist’s proofreader extraordinaire; he will be much missed.

Biblical passages inscribed on gunsights.

Alan Hughes, self-confessed football fanatic, calls for the 2010 World Cup to be banned... here's why.

Gay people are being murdered in Iraq... and it's time we all spoke out against it.

A graphic adaptation of the book by Studs Terkel by Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle.

Photographer who chronicled vanishing community life.

Ian Chappell strikes a blow for the dispossessed

A new airline has been created to transport pets around the globe. Just the sort of appalling nonsense that makes Alan Hughes wonder if the human race really has any chance of survivial.

Henry Kissinger on the loose.

Socialism is no match for plastic cups!

It must be tough being Richard Branson or Roman Abramovich just now...

As far as I know, the Ten Commandments have no sub-clauses.

What is the British Government trying to hide now? asks Alan Hughes.

The statistics are shocking, but who’s paying attention?

It’s funny, but has it struck anyone how amazing it is that in capitalism’s latest crisis, governments can suddenly find billions, nay, trillions of dollars to buy out the ailing banks? All with taxpayers’ money of course.

It is entirely possible that Sarah Palin may be a heartbeat away from the US presidency. I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry.

I’m a socialist. There I said it. I’m a socialist.

But wait a minute. You’re not supposed to admit to being a socialist these days. Socialism is dead. It’s in the past, like dinosaurs and glam rock. The free market has won the day. The end of history. We’re all happy consumers now. Capitalism rules.

If anyone had any doubts as to what’s happening to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) please read below extracted from the excellent newsletter Health Campaigners’ News published by the the NHS Support Federation and the national Keep Our NHS Public campaign.

Here’s a question, something that has been bothering me for some time now: How does Tony Blair sleep at night?