As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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The Tories know what’s coming: resistance
From trying to ban transport strikes to legal repression against Extinction Rebellion protesters, the government is already running scared, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
On Waterloo Bridge police remove a member of Extinction Rebellion - who the Tories have now classified as 'an extremist group.'
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
IT has not taken long for this government to show its true colours. The Queen’s Speech and accompanying first few weeks of Parliamentary business from Boris Johnson’s government show two things very clearly.
Firstly, it has starkly illustrated how this government has a right-wing, divisive and reactionary agenda across the board.
Secondly, it also shows how concerned the Tories are about the potential for mass resistance to this agenda, which means they are seeking to neutralise or weaken the potential space for any such possible resistance in advance.
One clear example this week was the indefensible decision to list Extinction Rebellion (XR) as an extremist group, a decision that strikes at our very right to protest.
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