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 28th Sep 2024 Aw That Though cowards flinch The Red Flag still flies from the Clyde to the Mersey, and whatever the current leaders of the Labour Party say or do, power rests with us, the working class, and our ability to say no to the corruption of the rich, writes MATT KERR
Saturday 28th Sep 2024 Unite Scotland charts the industrial course forward DEREK THOMSON salutes Unite’s string of inflation-busting victories from bakeries to airports, but slams Labour and the SNP’s inaction over the Grangemouth refinery closure and badly fumbling the Just Transition process
Friday 27th Sep 2024 Latest false charge against Nicaragua – it’s ‘weaponising’ immigration to the United States Washington’s wild claims about migration from and via Nicaragua are evidence-free and a convenient addition to US criticisms of the Sandinista government, argues JOHN PERRY
Friday 27th Sep 2024 Power to the people Jeremy Corbyn’s first People’s Forum handed leadership over to the grassroots not the greedy, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Friday 27th Sep 2024 War on Lebanon – conquering Palestine not enough for Netanyahu The Israeli leader is attempting to run out the clock in hopes that Trump will win the US elections, writes CJ ATKINS
Friday 27th Sep 2024 There’s no reason to trust Serco Despite being roundly criticised by Labour shadow ministers when in opposition, the notorious outsourcing company appears to be back in the party fold and expecting further lucrative government contracts, SOLOMON HUGHES reports
Thursday 26th Sep 2024 Labour Conference 2024 You have the power to improve the lives of millions of people In a speech to the party conference, outgoing TUC president MATT WRACK celebrates Labour’s return to power, arguing the movement must now push for a radical shift in Britain’s power balance away from the billionaire class
Thursday 17th Oct 2024 Germany’s Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance advances: lessons for the left? The new party is growing and winning not only due to its refusal to beat the war drums over Ukraine, but because of its fearless scepticism of liberal orthodoxy from cancel culture to immigration, writes NICK WRIGHT
Thursday 26th Sep 2024 Labour Conference 2024 Labour must follow the TUC over Palestine In a fringe speech for the Labour & Palestine campaign group, MATT WILLGRESS contrasts the government’s inaction with the TUC’s demands, calling for recognition of Palestine, an arms embargo and concrete steps to hold Israel accountable
Wednesday 25th Sep 2024 Laura Davison: why I'm seeking your vote to be the next general secretary of the NUJ