Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
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‘Venezuela’s problems are for Venezuelans to resolve, not the United States’
CALVIN TUCKER reports from a conference in Caracas as Venezuelans stand united against imperialism
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather to mark the anniversary of the coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela
In the face of funding cuts, closures and a shift into women’s centres providing criminal justice-only services rather than a holistic approach, RUTH HUNT urges women to protect existing resources, volunteer and build new networks of support
The CPB's congress aims to build the united front against monopoly capitalism, utilising the YCL’s promising new generation of militants — but our party remains far from the strength history requires of it, despite recent progress, writes JOHNNIE HUNTER
From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
We must remember how the CPGB led anti-fascist movement defeated Mosley’s BUF in September 1936 and apply the lessons of mass mobilisation and open, unapologetic confrontation to the rise of the far right today, writes DYLAN MURPHY
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, DAVID ROSENBERG reflects on his encounters with those who were there that day in 1936 – and suggests two urgent tasks for the anti-fascists of today
ATTENDING last week’s International Conference Against Imperialism in Caracas was rather like attending a Labour Party conference in Brighton, except with better weather and more socialism.
Another difference was that conference delegates from Venezuela were, in general, more working class and darker skinned, reflecting the social base of support for the revolution — a revolution which against all odds has survived economic destabilisation, a media war, sanctions, the death of Hugo Chavez, and two attempted coups.
The Venezuelans were joined by 400 trade unionists, solidarity and social movement activists and journalists from around the world who had come together to share experiences and strengthen anti-imperialist co-operation.
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