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A rising tide of united protest and struggle
Today’s mass demonstration can lay the foundations for a class-based people’s front to shift the balance of power in Britain, writes ROBERT GRIFFITHS
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
MANY thousands of demonstrators will march through central London today, despite the anaemic title given to the protest by the Trades Union Congress (“We Demand Better”).
It will — as most big demonstrations do — inspire and inform those who attend. The cynics who insist that marching changes nothing should be ignored. Marches mobilise, bring people together, enthuse, re-energise and send out wider messages.
Sometimes they even win publicity in the mainstream media, although only the Morning Star can be relied upon to give such events the coverage they deserve.
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