A ‘new phase’ for Starmerism is fairly similar to the old phase – only worse. ANDREW MURRAY takes a look
Putting strikes on the map
With 7,000 strikes and counting, ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER, co-founders of Strike Map, look back on the last two years and forward to the year ahead
Macron is seeking a centrist replacement for the pro-austerity French PM, while the emergence of the grassroots Bloquons Tout movement means for the left there’s a period of struggle ahead – and all to play for, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
The Met Police arrested a staggering 890 people, many elderly, disabled, and even blind in a single demonstration — all to back up the government’s unhinged campaign against non-violent civil disobedience at the behest of Israel, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
IT WAS the height of Covid, meeting for a coffee or a pint was forbidden, let alone holding mass rallies or meetings. The TV was full of statements about key workers but we saw a gap.
Where was the link between the key workers in our schools, hospitals and supermarkets and the workers’ movement in this country?
This is how we started. We decided we were going to remind people that it was only through struggle that we gain the rights we take for granted.
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Five years ago, on May Day 2020, as the initial shockwaves of the pandemic rippled through our society, #RedForKeyWorkers launched. To mark International Workers’ Day this year, the need to honour and fight for those who keep our society running is more urgent than ever, write ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER
This week the Strike Map Team talk to a UCU striker from their picket line in north-west England
As 2021 draws to a close, Strike Map founders ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER reflect on a year of discontent, the victories and the challenges ahead
ROBERT POOLE and HENRY FOWLER introduce a new book club to help activists get organised and share ideas
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