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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Tory austerity hit all our public services and made our streets less safe – and it isn’t over yet
Due to its ideologically driven commitment to cuts, the government has failed in its fundamental duty, writes DIANE ABBOTT
A PCSO assists at a crime scene
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
THE Tories claim to be the party of law and order. But their ferocious cuts to police and the rise in serious violent crime say otherwise.
In reality, it means draconian measures against trade unions, against campaigners and against Muslims and young black men. But everyone else can go whistle if they want to see a bobby on the beat, or a burglary investigated, or a rapist prosecuted.
That’s why Labour once again this week prioritised a focus on policing and crime and highlighted the consequences of the cuts by the Tories over the last decade.
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