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
Why our democracy is in need of an upgrade
TOM HARDY of Extinction Rebellion looks ahead to an event in Windsor Great park when XR will be showcasing the people power of citizens’ assemblies
Climate campaigners from Extinction Rebellion Scotland protest outside the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), to highlight the flawed climate risk models used by pension funds and to call on the funds to stop investing in fossil fuels, February 28, 2024
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
FROM August 30 to September 1, Extinction Rebellion will host Upgrade Democracy, an event in Windsor Great Park, to highlight the potential of citizens’ assemblies to bring hope and renewal to our broken system through deliberative democracy.
As we prepare to gather outside Windsor Castle, it feels fitting to echo the King’s own appeal, which makes clear that our mission to survive is beyond politics.
“We are at a historical moment — because we face a future where there is a real prospect that if we fail the Earth, we fail humanity. To avoid such an outcome which will comprehensively destroy our children’s future, we must urgently confront and then make choices which carry monumental implications.” (from “Harmony” by King Charles, Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly)
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