After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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DSEI is at last becoming seen as unacceptable
It’s important we keep up the pressure and expose the arms fair in London’s Docklands for what it is – a market in death, writes PAUL DONOVAN
Work on display at the Art the Arms Fair art exhibition, to oppose DSEI
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
HAS anything changed with the DSEI arms exhibition over the past 20 years, aside from it getting bigger?
There has been much controversy surrounding the recent Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair at the ExCel centre in London.
Condemnation of the event has come from a number of quarters, including the mayor of London and faith leaders.
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