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
Sunday 06th Apr 2025 Elbit: Israel’s arms dealer schmoozes Britain Israel’s number one death dealer supplying the IDF in its murderous campaigns against the Palestinians is now actively wining and dining our military top brass, looking to flog its blood-soaked wares, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
Friday 04th Apr 2025 A political tragedy: Myanmar’s earthquake and the junta With crematoriums overflowing and rescue workers blocked from reaching hardest-hit regions, the junta is prioritising staying in power over human lives by obstructing aid and waging war, reports EWAN CAMERON
Friday 04th Apr 2025 A US zionist group is denouncing people for deportation Such betrayals to the authorities are strikingly at odds with the history of Jewish persecution, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Sunday 06th Apr 2025 Scab unions and bomb threats: the victory of the ‘dummies’ In the last of four extracts from her new memoir, former NUM headquarters staffer HILARY CAVE recalls the 1985 campaign in the Nottinghamshire coalfield against the breakaway unions who went on to sabotage the great strike
Thursday 03rd Apr 2025 Treasure troves of ideas Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Thursday 03rd Apr 2025 Trump ends union rights for nearly one million in an openly political attack Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
Thursday 03rd Apr 2025 Palestinians have been betrayed in a world ruled by outlaws The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 The mental toll on those targeted by Labour Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 Eyes Left An opportunity for left advance? ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 Policing: by consent or coercion? The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
