President Nicolas Maduro is a working class man, a bus driver who worked his way to office through the trade union movement.

Compare that to the western “elite”.

In Caracas I joined a rally of his fellow Metro workers, many of whom know him personally, demanding his release after kidnap by the US.

I intend to return to Venezuela shortly but my period there cost more than the amount we raised for it. As ever we need to spread the load and we are looking primarily to those who have never donated or contributed before. Our Gofundme link for the Venezuelan operation is here:

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