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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Let’s put a windfall tax on companies profiting from the Covid-19 crisis
We need to ensure that this crisis is not paid for on the backs of the working class, argues RICHARD BURGON MP
A campaigner outside the Department of Health and Social Care office in London protesting over Serco's handling of the test, track and trace system
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
IN the Spending Review, the Tories made it clear how they are going to respond to the worst recession in 300 years — by paying for it on the backs of the working class.
The government’s announcements amounted to a new era of class war, with a real-terms pay cut for millions of public-sector workers, the benefits of millions — largely sick and disabled people — to rise by just 37p a week, promises about increasing the minimum wage abandoned and deep cuts to many areas of public services planned.
Hundreds of thousands have already lost their jobs, with young people hit hardest — but it’s going to get a lot worse unless we succeed in the fight of our lives.
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