City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Tuesday 16th Jul 2024 After the 'landslide,' what now for the real left? Labour’s low-vote landslide was enabled by the far right and opens the door wider to fascism, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Tuesday 16th Jul 2024 From austerity to life on Mars From 1945-style credit creation to rapid decarbonisation, ALAN SIMPSON outlines the radical steps needed to tackle Britain’s crises — timidity risks squandering a historic opportunity
Monday 15th Jul 2024 Durham Miners' Gala Labour must give communities a voice - and real investment - to stop the far right Durham Miners' Association president STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the miners’ strikes consequences today, his hopes for the new Labour government — and the sorry saga of Luke Akehurst
Monday 15th Jul 2024 After the Landslide: reasons to be fearful From bankers’ bonuses to tax avoidance and personally trousering thousands in expenses before they even got to power, Labour’s current incarnation doesn’t fill BERNIE EVANS with hope
Monday 15th Jul 2024 Argentina's trade unions face a war on the working class ADRIANA PELLA of Argentinian trade union federation CGT speaks to Ben Chacko about leading the resistance to Javier Milei
Tuesday 16th Jul 2024 Beyond armed peacekeeping: the power of unarmed civilian protection From Palestine to Cameroon, ELLEN FURNARI speaks to Ian Sinclair about how non-violent strategies and local relationships offer effective alternatives to military interventions in protecting civilians from conflict
Monday 15th Jul 2024 Labour in power and the unions: abandon concessions and get ready to fight JOHN McINALLY calls for militant trade unionism and overt socialist politics to counter the new government’s pro-capitalist agenda and a looming authoritarian turn that threatens to muzzle working-class resistance
Saturday 13th Jul 2024 Durham Miners' Gala A new government with a New Deal for Workers The pressure is now on the government to deliver its promises, and that pressure is not just from the unions, but from a working class that will look to the right if things under Labour don’t markedly improve, writes STEVE GILLAN
Saturday 13th Jul 2024 Durham Miners' Gala A new start, with huge opportunities As workers gather at Durham under a Labour government for the first time in 15 years, RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH calls for the ambition and bold action of the post-war era to match the scale of Britain’s challenges
Saturday 13th Jul 2024 Durham Miners' Gala The people have spoken, but think carefully about what they said Labour cannot afford ‘business as usual,’ or we risk a Farage-led right resurgence — from nationalisation to climate action, the public wants progressive policies, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
