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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Tory policies make this government not fit to govern — we should resist them all
Rather than fighting the ‘culture wars,’ we must focus on resisting every part of the Tory agenda and proposing truly transformative economic polices instead, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Diane Abbott joins with people assembled in Portland Place in London, in July 2017
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
THE DEMONSTRATION today is a great opportunity to bring together all the strands of the movement, both long-established and newly emerging, in the fight for a better society and against the policies of this government.
We are united against the Tories. But we should also be clear that we are not fighting the individuals that comprise this government, or even Tory rule. We completely oppose the entire reactionary agenda of this government.
This means opposing it root and branch in terms of all its attacks, coming to the defence of all working people and those suffering discrimination and counterposing progressive policies of our own to the Tories’ extreme right-wing agenda.
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