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 07th Sep 2024 Why France's New Popular Front should be in government Bill Greenshields and Mary Adossides speak to France Insoumise MP SYLVIE FERRER on Macron's anti-democratic antics and why the left needs a chance to implement its programme
Saturday 07th Sep 2024 The Grenfell disaster was made in Downing Street — it cannot happen again DIANE ABBOTT MP argues we need unlimited fines and jail time for the guilty firms that dodged responsibility through legal loopholes — but most of all we need an end to the ‘bonfire of red tape’ and deadly Thatcherite ideology
Saturday 07th Sep 2024 Wales has an alternative to Labour’s ‘Austerity 2.0’ Labour is abandoning Port Talbot workers and pursuing more austerity — but Wales has an alternative path, one committed to economic justice and sustainability in the face of rising energy bills, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
Saturday 07th Sep 2024 Independent surge: where next for the left? Former North of Tyne mayor JAMIE DRISCOLL outlines his vision for a new progressive movement, highlighting the need for infrastructure and skills to turn popular policies into electoral success
Saturday 07th Sep 2024 TUC Congress 2024 If Labour wants to succeed, it must champion workers – starting with its own There is no stronger economy without the stronger wages that provide extra disposable income, which is why workers – including civil servants – must have their pay boosted in real terms, along with restored union rights and insourcing, says FRAN HEATHCOTE
Friday 06th Sep 2024 Striking project workers are changing Iran’s industrial landscape Metalworkers' leader MAZIAR GILANINEJAD talks to Codir about his union’s fight for better working conditions in the perilous oil and gas sector and the Iranian government's collusion with ‘oil mafia’ contractors
Friday 06th Sep 2024 The billions for Sizewell C show Labour’s shameful nuclear hypocrisy LINDA PENTZ GUNTER condemns Starmer’s willingness to let children go hungry and the elderly shiver while pouring billions into doomed nuclear projects that won’t address the climate crisis
Friday 06th Sep 2024 From Grenfell to Versailles: the cosy club where corporate killers meet ministers SOLOMON HUGHES exposes how executives behind lethal cladding have pocketed £302 million since the tragedy, as Labour frontbenchers continue to schmooze at luxury conferences funded and organised by implicated firms
Friday 06th Sep 2024 A cynical attempt to scapegoat workers We utterly reject the Scottish government’s pretence that wage claims in public services are the reason for savage spending cuts — raise taxes to pay workers better for better services, writes COLETTE HUNTER, of Unison Scotland
Thursday 05th Sep 2024 Justice delayed, safety denied: Grenfell’s deadly legacy Despite the damning report, cladding fires continue to threaten lives, and justice has not been done. MATT WRACK demands a radical overhaul of building safety regulations and public ownership of the inspection system
