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
Thursday 19th Sep 2024 How to provoke a bread riot MAT COWARD tells the story of how rising food prices in 1800 sparked six days of protests at the Corn Exchange, as Londoners demanded affordable food and challenged mind-bogglingly stupid government policies about bread
Thursday 19th Sep 2024 A champion of the masses: Sitaram Yechury 1952-2024 The leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) rose from campus politics to become a key strategist in building coalitions, shaping India’s politics through skilled negotiation and an unwavering commitment to Marxism
Thursday 19th Sep 2024 The people oppose a Woodhurst incinerator — why doesn’t the government? The new decision to approve a medical waste facility near St Ives, over-riding two years of community opposition and ignoring serious ecological concerns, exposes Labour’s hollow rhetoric on the environment, writes SIMON BRIGNELL
Thursday 19th Sep 2024 From the IMF to Brics: the emerging multipolar order and the imperialist backlash New alliances like Brics are forging a multilateral world as the global South nations assert their true independence after almost a century of nominal sovereignty under the reality of crushing economic servitude, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Wednesday 18th Sep 2024 Eyes Left From Trickett’s rebellion to Reform’s rise, welcome to Labour’s post-victory blues As Keir Starmer alienates his party’s core voters and plummets in the polls, ANDREW MURRAY argues the shifting political landscape exposes Labour’s vulnerability to both right-wing populism — and a resurgent left
Wednesday 18th Sep 2024 Peace, justice and a new left party launched in London? LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports on speakers highlighting global conflicts, from Gaza to Manipur, as Jeremy Corbyn’s initiative gathers leading lights of the left to grapple with Britain’s progressive political future
Wednesday 18th Sep 2024 Scotland’s ‘generation Yes’ after a decade of disappointment The independence referendum’s youthful energy has dissipated, leaving Holyrood disconnected from voters as the constitutional question fades and Labour gains ground from a stagnant SNP, writes COLL MCCAIL
Tuesday 17th Sep 2024 Leaving behind 33 years of false paths for the left The left’s retreat from class, embrace of ‘hyphenated capitalisms’ and tepid reformism in tropical settings needs to be finally dumped in favour of a bold socialist programme and Leninist party organisation, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
Tuesday 17th Sep 2024 Voices of Scotland Scotland’s public services need tax reform, not cuts KATE RAMSDEN calls out the SNP’s political choices, citing STUC research showing billions could be raised through progressive taxation to fund vital social work and care — instead, we’re being threatened with more cuts
Tuesday 17th Sep 2024 Sour pineapples and sovereignty: Mexico’s right loses the plot DAVID RABY explains the implications of the judicial reforms under way in Mexico, arguing they cement Morena’s transformation of politics and society — which is why they have met US disapproval and a violent right-wing backlash
