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UK coronavirus plan underscores gutting of health and social care


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UK coronavirus plan underscores gutting of health and social care

The ruling elite in Britain, as internationally, are responding based on defending the interests of the tiny layer of financial parasites, who dominate society at the expense of the working class. read more...


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