Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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Labour's candidate for North East Derbyshire Chris Peace
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
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Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
WHEN Tory candidate Lee Rowley took the Labour constituency of North East Derbyshire on a 12.5 per cent swing in 2017, it shocked many in the political and media world.
Sitting less than 20 miles south of Sheffield, the constituency — which comprises Dronfield, Clay Cross and several small villages — was one where coal was once king.
Labour had represented the area since 1935, and it saw socialist rebellion in the early seventies, when left-wing Labour councillors led by David Skinner — brother of Dennis — refused to implement laws that would force councils to raise their rents to private sector levels.
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