Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
Building collectivism – the CWU's strategy to turn a race to the bottom into a race to the top
CWU leader DAVE WARD sets out the union's vision for a different Britain
'Today’s rally is the start – what’s crucial now is what happens next'
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
IT’S never been more important for us to deliver a New Deal for Workers and a new social settlement for the UK and we cannot wait for political change.
Johnson is a shambolic figure and the Tories will never level up, because they will never level out power and wealth.
And, whilst Labour has done well in cornering Johnson, the party has completely failed to set out any coherent vision to end inequality and division – and build real solidarity amongst working-class people.
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Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and those like him have driven workers to this action — and if we don't all fight back, the 500-year-old postal service we rely on will not be the only institution broken up for a quick buck, writes DAVE WARD
For the labour movement to get on the front foot, our starting point must be our own positive collectivist agenda, says DAVE WARD
