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
Saturday 18th May 2024 ‘Nuke Gaza’ rant US senators Republican Lindsey Graham appealed directly to Israel to 'do whatever you have to do' after opining that using atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was 'OK,' writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Saturday 18th May 2024 Equity in buoyant mood PAUL W FLEMING reports on the progress made by the 93-year-old union
Saturday 18th May 2024 A life purposefully lived DAVID HORSLEY recalls the dedication and activism of dedicated communist militant Win Langton
Saturday 18th May 2024 South Africa launches a global anti-apartheid movement for Palestine We ended apartheid in our nation, now it is our honour to be asked by Palestinian comrades to invoke that struggle to fight against the apartheid regime imposed on them by Israel, writes STEPHEN FAULKNER
Saturday 18th May 2024 The real ‘threat to our security’ comes from the warmongers DIANE ABBOTT takes down the attempts by the Tories to distract from their abysmal handling of the economy and public services by making one last desperate pitch to be the party of ‘defence’ by banging the drum of war
Sunday 19th May 2024 ‘Politicised’ Ofsted and forced academisation provoke Brent strike Parents, teachers, the council and local MP have united to oppose plans for Byron Court primary school to be taken over by the Tory donor-founded Harris Federation after a widely disputed Ofsted inspection, reports BERNY TORRE
Friday 17th May 2024 Scotland's fire services at breaking point Underinvestment and cuts have imperilled Scottish firefighters’ ability to adequately respond to all manner of emergencies, writes JOHN McKENZIE
Friday 17th May 2024 Britain: a case study of how wealth corrupts A new generation of protesters is targeting the warmongers promoting Israel’s ethnic cleansing who are determined to live outside the law, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Friday 17th May 2024 Swifts delayed by cold and wet springs face mounting problems as the climate changes How is this much-loved migratory bird species faring as rising temperatures change when seasons arrive, asks ALEXANDER C LEES
Friday 17th May 2024 Streeting will follow Labour’s well-trodden path LESLIE HUCKFIELD explains how the roots of the shadow health secretary’s affection for the private health sector can be traced back to Patricia Hewitt and her New Labour heyday
