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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Who is left in Labour?
The Corbyn surge was a phenomenon of hundreds of thousands — but a liberal surge, rather than a Marxist one. VINCE MILLS looks at the emerging and existing left groups in the Labour Party and their chances of forming a united front for socialism
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
YOU might have heard the one about the man who shouts across the fence to his neighbour during lockdown: “Jez, don’t bother trying to shave that beard off. I have just invented a mask with razors in it. Shove it on and it shaves your face in one go.”
“Hang on, Jon,” Jez replies, “not everybody’s face is the same shape.”
“Don’t worry Jez, it soon will be.”
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