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
Friday 31st May 2024 Cygnet – a long track record of poor performance SOLOMON HUGHES shines a light on the US privateer that’s failing to provide safe care to vulnerable mental health patients in services that the NHS is paying millions for
Friday 31st May 2024 The general election is a chance to win change After 14 years of the Tories, there’s a real prize for working people to be won. And trade unions are a vital part of the picture in rebuilding Britain’s future, says TUC leader PAUL NOWAK
Friday 31st May 2024 War cuts the heart out of humankind As Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza rages on, historian VIJAY PRASHAD reflects on the multidimensional impact of war on people and society
Friday 31st May 2024 Opinion Enemy of the People KEITH FLETT looks at a Labour turncoat behind the ratcheting up of measures to courtail the right to protest
Friday 31st May 2024 Rise of the right in Europe Portugal’s Left Bloc: ‘Fighting capitalism is the only way’ In an interview with Carmela Negrete, the Left Bloc’s CATARINA SOARES MARTINS calls for economic policies that improve peopleʼs lives to defeat the extreme right
Sunday 02nd Jun 2024 Rise of the right in Europe Germany's AfD is digging itself deeper into a pit of right-wing radicalism Germanyʼs far-right party AfD aims for a nationalist restructuring of the European Union into Fortress Europe, or a ‘D-Exit’ — Germany’s total withdrawal from the EU, says GERD WIEGEL
Thursday 30th May 2024 Taking a stand for proper pay Outsourced workers at Princess Royal hospital are fighting back against appalling treatment by their employer, ISS. They deserve our full support, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
Thursday 30th May 2024 Trade union activist’s story to be told in new play and book Elaine Pritchard and William Walker bring to light the forgotten story of early 20th century industrial organiser Vale Rawlings
Thursday 30th May 2024 Why trades councils matter Ahead of a key meeting at Congress House this weekend MARY ADOSSIDES highlights the role that trades councils play in the fight for workplace justice
Thursday 30th May 2024 Gold rush: how the UAE fuels the war in Sudan In grim replaying of colonial plunder, the UAE is arming both sides in Sudan’s civil war that broke out in April 2023, paying itself handsomely from the nation’s gold reserves, reports ROGER McKENZIE
