Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER

NIGEL FARAGE’S Reform party — actually a limited company — poses a threat to British democracy and we on the left must organise to provide voters with a real alternative to the Labour-Tory consensus.
Reform is on a roll, and it is kicking off the new year with its East Midlands conference on January 3 2025 in my home city of Leicester. A city where Britain’s minority population makes up the majority.
Just a week before July’s general election, a Channel 4 undercover investigation exposed a canvasser for the Reform party using racist language about political opponents and saying Britain should “just shoot” asylum-seekers trying to cross the Channel.

The New York mayoral candidate has electrified the US public with policies of social justice and his refusal to be cowed. We can follow his example here, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

Israel’s monopolisation of ‘aid’ to slaughter Palestinians means there is no other option: direct international intervention now, says CLAUDIA WEBBE

With missiles penetrating the air defences to strike Haifa and Tel Aviv, Netanyahu’s transparent appeal to Trump demonstrates the Israeli underestimation of Iranian retaliation, and they are desperate to drag their allies in, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

Starmer should not need to wait for the High Court’s decision on F-35 parts in order to do the right thing, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE