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 British government is playing a disgraceful role in Gaza
The idea that the US is calling for any kind of ‘restraint’ from Israel instead of fully supporting its slaughter of Palestinians is a sick joke — yet our government is following it blindly, making Britain a global pariah, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, December 15, 2023
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
IN recent days Britain’s representative at the UN security council abstained on the question of the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It repeated this disgraceful prevarication in a similar vote at the UN general assembly.
That is an extraordinary thing to do. It suggests that this country is indifferent in matters of war and peace.
Of course, that is not true of the people of this country. Most of them support an immediate ceasefire, and by very large majorities.
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Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
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This ceasefire is clearly not enough, and we must be allowed to continue our protests, argues DIANE ABBOTT
Britain’s best option after the new president is sworn in in January is to simply opt out of his warmongering and demands for military spending, and make our own trade deals independent of the US for once, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP