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 11th Oct 2024 Hartlepool’s heroes of the Spanish civil war TONY FOX uncovers the story of Herbert ‘Avie’ Riding, one of five International Brigade volunteers from Hartlepool who fought fascism in Spain, as part of an annual commemoration of Teesside’s anti-fascist legacy
Friday 11th Oct 2024 Johnson Unleashed: A bloated legacy of lies and failed vanity projects Boris Johnson’s poorly written memoir confirms his reputation as a prolific liar and deluded fantasist — bringing to mind striking parallels with George IV, from narcissism to womanising, observes STEPHEN ARNELL
Friday 11th Oct 2024 Labour’s cosy chat with a dodgy bank Jonathan Reynolds’ appearance at a Starling Bank-sponsored event speaks volumes about Labour’s attitude to financial regulation, as the bank faces criticism over Covid loan fraud and money laundering failures, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Thursday 10th Oct 2024 £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in fossil fuels for decades The government’s reliance on unproven and short-termist technology won’t deliver answers to today’s energy crisis, warns MARK MASLIN
Thursday 10th Oct 2024 Daughter of a furniture-maker calls on PM to listen to Chagossians After 60 years in exile, islanders are still pawns in a wider, geopolitical game, writes ELIZABETH MISTRY
Thursday 10th Oct 2024 Macron’s bid to rescue the EU The French president and the European Central Bank have identified ‘more of the same’ neoliberal agenda as the answer to the EU’s woes – but can post-Brexit Britain grasp the opportunity to reject continued austerity, asks NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 10th Oct 2024 OBITUARY ‘Snapping for socialism’ – Pat Mantle 1940-2024 Remembering the legendary Morning Star photographer with a knack for being in the right place at the right time
Wednesday 09th Oct 2024 Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ ambitions and Western imperialism Israel’s tactics – with Western connivance – of incursion and expansion in Lebanon are not new, with invasions in 1978, 1982 and 2006 even prior to the current assault, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Wednesday 09th Oct 2024 The plot that was not MAT COWARD takes us back 230 years to the inglorious era of George III and a treasonous plan by the London Corresponding Society, in which all was not as it seemed…
Wednesday 09th Oct 2024 Science and Society Greening the South Pole Vegetation is growing at an alarming rate on Antarctica’s northernmost region, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
