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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The Windrush scandal didn’t come out of nowhere
The Windrush scandal has shamed Britain, but will the government learn the broader lessons, asks DIANE ABBOTT
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott attends a Stand Up to Racism demonstration in solidarity with the Windrush generation on Windrush Square, Brixton, on April 20
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
IT’S important to understand that the crisis around Home Office treatment of the Windrush generation didn’t fall out of the sky.
For years Theresa May has been promoting a “hostile environment” for migrants, first as home secretary and then as prime minister. Then she ignored warning after warning that her policies could ruin lives.
As one part of this, we saw the Immigration Act of 2014, which removed protections for Commonwealth citizens, who had up until then been exempt from deportation.
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