All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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The Falls curfew, July 1970: the turning point of the Troubles
RICHARD RUDKIN recalls how the actions of the British army in West Belfast 50 years ago changed opinions in the community forever
The Falls Road, pictured in 1969
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
FOLLOWING the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police on May 25, here in Britain, there have been calls for the government to be more proactive against discrimination, and rightly so.
However, British history shows that it was not just the colour of your skin that could single you out for unfair treatment.
As many people in the North of Ireland will testify, being of the wrong religion could be dangerous too.
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