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
Wednesday 03rd Jul 2024 Eyes Left: Election Special Can a left base be built after the election? The future depends on it An election campaign marked by racism and a willingness for the ‘mainstream’ to enable it gives a strong indication of what politics will look like later on down the line. Can a socialist and anti-imperialist network be forged to counter this dangerous prospect, asks ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 03rd Jul 2024 In Mexico the opposition’s irrelevance is now confirmed Since the election of Claudia Sheinbaum, who is soon to take office, the path ahead is clear for the constitutional and judicial reforms that will help secure the country’s 4T revolution. DAVID RABY reports
Tuesday 02nd Jul 2024 Voices of Scotland Soul and socialism The left has had a shifting attitude towards religion, where identity, activism and alienation play their roles – but the atheist left might look to allies among the faithful for solidarity, writes MIKE COWLEY
Tuesday 02nd Jul 2024 What is GB Energy anyway? This new plan may be one of Starmer’s avowed priorities in government, but he and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar have given conflicting accounts of how it will actually work. COLL McCAIL reports
Tuesday 02nd Jul 2024 Who should get the Liberation vote? As the election rapidly approaches STEVE BISHOP highlights the need for a progressive foreign policy
Tuesday 02nd Jul 2024 Special educational needs funding should be a number one priority for any future government Teacher LEIGH SEEDHOUSE highlights the funding crisis for students with Send, thanks to years of neglect and underfunding
Tuesday 02nd Jul 2024 ‘We have the hope, they have the fear’ Andrew Murray catches up with Green peer and former party leader NATALIE BENNETT in the Greens’ target seat in Bristol, where they discuss the party’s aim of winning four MPs, Farage, Labour’s lack of policy – and the all-important issue of Gaza
Monday 01st Jul 2024 Learning from Lenin in an era of crises and war 100 years on from his death, the great revolutionary leader’s thinking is extra relevant to today’s time of economic and climate crises, combined with a relentless drive to war, says LOGAN WILLIAMS
Monday 01st Jul 2024 Class, history and geography in the general election KEITH FLETT offers some historical context to the election campaign’s final period
Sunday 30th Jun 2024 Canvassing on the road to Clacton pier Beating Farage at the ballot box should be a top priority for the labour movement, argues CHARLEY ALLAN
