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
Latest editorial
Under cover of war, the Tory government is increasing its attacks on working people
As we head into the 14th year of austerity, it’s clear that the government’s economic policy has failed and workers and the poor are left paying for a crisis that they did not cause, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dungeness, Kent. The small boats ‘crisis’ is being used by the Tories to distract from the economy and rocketing cost of living
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 whole world is quite rightly focused on the assault on Gaza. It is also the main issue in British politics.
But under cover of war, the British government is engaged in a series of attacks on working people, their rights and their living standards. These attacks must not go unanswered.
In short succession we had the King’s Speech which was notable for ditching the means to meet commitments on net zero. There were also threats to widen minimum service level agreements, with the aim of making public-sector strikes almost impossible.
Similar stories
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
DIANE ABBOTT MP warns Starmer’s newly declared war on foreigners and scroungers won’t fix housing or services — only class struggle against austerity can do that, and defeat Farage in the process
While slashing welfare and public services, Labour’s spring statement delivers a bonanza for death-dealing bomb merchants. We now see the true and terrible face of austerity 2.0, writes MICHAEL BURKE
You only have to look at the dire polling of Labour’s sister parties in Europe to see that aping the hard right on migration leads to spectacularly bad results, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP