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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP
Middle East / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Liverpool fans holding Show FSG the Yellow Card flyers, in protest against the planned ticket price increases, pictured during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield, Liverpool, April 25, 2026
Men’s football / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Sylvia Pankhurst on hunger strike carried by supporters in Old Ford Street, Bow, London in June 1914; Pankhurst in October 1911 / Pics: Public domain
Ireland / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

GEOFFREY BELL looks at the curiously unsupportive stance of British progressives of the Easter Rising

LABOUR TURNS A DEAF EAR: Protest against raw sewage release on the beach in St Leonards, Sussex
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

LYNDA GRAHAM looks at how successive government allowed the water companies take us all for a ride

A US Air Force B-1 bomber is loaded with bombs at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, March 16, 2026
Warfare / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

Thousands of protesters to demand an end to Britain’s involvement in the Iran war

Work with the NEU
U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, April 25, 2026, in Washington
United States / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, April 25, 2026
Colombia / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Palestinian Christians cast their votes in local elections at a polling station in Bethlehem, West Bank, April 25, 2026
Palestine / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Forensic investigators at the scene in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland after a car explosion outside a police station, April 26, 2026
Northern Ireland / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
A man looks at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster, ahead of its 40th anniversary in Slavutych, Ukraine, April 25, 2026
World / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
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BROAD PLURALIST APPROACH: Adopted by nearly all the left parties in Europe including France Insoumise / Pic: France Insoumise/flickr/CC
Features / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

JOHN REES replies to Claudia Webbe

Officer cadets line up during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in Camberley, Surrey, April 10, 2026
Military Spending / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

There is no justification for spending colossal amounts of money on so-called defence — sacrificing our education, health and transport while they’re at it, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG

Sylvia Pankhurst on hunger strike carried by supporters in Old Ford Street, Bow, London in June 1914; Pankhurst in October 1911 / Pics: Public domain
Ireland / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

GEOFFREY BELL looks at the curiously unsupportive stance of British progressives of the Easter Rising

IMPERIALISM’S HANDIWORK: The shell of the GPO on Sackville Street (later O'Connell Street), Dublin in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising / Pic: Keogh Brothers Ltd/National Library of Ireland/CC
Ireland / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

On the eve of the Communist Party of Ireland’s 27th congress JIMMY CORCORAN reiterates the principles that guided James Connolly

Delegates during the first day of the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee, April 20, 2026
Aw That / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

But that’s OK, says MATT KERR, as talking is what will help us get things done

BETRAYED: A massive gathers in Hyde Park for a meeting during the General Strike, Communist Party banner visible middle right
Features / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

Why a defeat of the miners still haunts Britain’s rulers, says PHIL KATZ

Sabastian Sawe wins the men's elite race during the TCS London Marathon, April 27, 2025
London Marathon / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Northampton Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson ahead of the Investec Champions Cup round of sixteen match at the cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Garden, Northampton, April 3, 2026
Men’s rugby union / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
SETTING A PRECEDENT: Conversion on the Way to Damascus (St Paul), 1601, by Caravaggio
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

STEVEN ANDREW praises a beautifully written and enjoyable read

NOT ALL IT SEEMS: A general view of main generator 1, at the Sizewell nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

ROGER McKENZIE suggest this book is used as a resource to help spark resistance to the rise of nuclear power

RAW DEAL: Over-age destroyers turned over to Britain, at a Canadian port in September 1940 in exchange for naval and air bases. The UK made its final Lend-Lease repayment to the US in December 2006 - the total loan was for £2.2 billion (equivalent to £45.74 billion in 2025)  / Pic: National Archives and Records Administration/CC
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

The allies of the US, like our own country, end up dominated and cowed, concludes ALEX HALL

Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn (Uninhabited Summer Houses) / Pic: Attila the Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker Diary / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

Read my lips: Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn (Uninhabited Summer Houses), Rethink Everything

DOWN BESIDE THE SEA: Leonardo McCorkindale, Jarrod McWilliams, Callum Mann and Matthew Potulski / Pic: Johan Persson
Dance / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

SUSAN DARLINGTON enjoys an imaginative revival of the dance classic

Jaafar Jackson in Michael (2026) / Pic: IMDb
Cinema / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026

MARIA DUARTE and JOHN GREEN review Michael, The North, Exit 8, Rose of Nevada