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
Monday 24th Mar 2025 Glasgow’s visitor levy is a start – but what next? While the council can generate much-needed income with this new charge, making the city sustainable and affordable for its all-important workers needs a wider approach that’s not just focused on tourism, writes IAN MacCORQUODALE
Monday 24th Mar 2025 Return of Trump sees unprecedented attacks against Cuba The US Republican administration has wasted no time in tightening the economic vice on the Caribbean island, with State Department officials making it clear that the aggression is only just beginning, writes NATASHA HICKMAN
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 Our fight is far from over The regional conference of the TUC North East, Yorkshire and the Humber will be looking to set the agenda for a growing, diverse trade union movement, says JAY McKENNA
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 State power weaponised against us In the second extract from her new memoir, former NUM headquarters staffer HILARY CAVE recounts the bitter struggle to provide sustenance for strikers’ families, and the invidious role of David Willetts – now in the House of Lords
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 A Bill that falls short of the bold action we need The Employment Rights Bill is a vital opportunity to rebalance power between workers and employers. As it passes to the Lords, pressure must be brought to bear to strengthen this key legislation, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 The problems facing young school workers MATT FLAMENCO warns of precarity of work, teacher shortages, demoralisation and curriculums filled with ‘corporate-speak’ as among the issues of concern to the education workforce today
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 CND stepping up to resist Starmer’s dirty, deadly war drive SOPHIE BOLT explains why Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is organising a national protest tour at nuclear bases, starting with a demo at BAE shipyard in Barrow, where Starmer and Healey have been banging the drum for war
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 Could China's rise be Britain's opportunity? From renewable tech to alternatives to the dollar, BEN CHACKO was encouraged by an optimistic meeting held by the China Media Group this week
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 Syria's nightmare: the view from the country's communists Ben Chacko asks NIZAR TRABULSI of the now banned Syrian Communist Party (Unified) to explain the country's turbulent, and violent, post-Assad scene
Saturday 22nd Mar 2025 Of the people, for the people, by the people LUKE FLETCHER fleshes out Plaid Cymru's plan for the revitalisation of Wales's economy
