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Time to bury the Tory policies driving this crisis
RICHARD BURGON MP writes that rebuilding Britain will require not simply a Labour government, but a conscious ditching of the Tory ideology and policies that have caused so much damage
As the Tories march to the extreme right, fighting culture wars to distract from their own failings, this is a huge opportunity for our movement to build a new consensus, one that truly replaces the Tory ideas that have dominated politics since Thatcher, and one that can begin to deal with the real challenges we face.
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
ANYONE watching the Tory Party conference could only conclude that this is a government on its last legs.
Instead of offering a plan to deal with the huge crises facing our communities, it felt more like a Tory leadership hustings as ministers jockeyed for position in anticipation of losing the next election.
Lacklustre ministerial speeches in a near-empty hall offered no answers to any of the deep problems that scar our country.
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