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 Tories are desperately using racism to distract from their own failings
It should be clear why the Tory government is in the gutter once more, using asylum and immigration to whip up racism and win votes, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard Border Force vessel Searcher following a small boat incident in the Channel
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 IS a terrible irony that this government’s two highest office-holders have been found to have broken the law after a prolonged Tory campaign against “illegal asylum-seekers.”
That campaign has reached a new and frankly despicable turn with the announcement that the government intends to set up an offshore refugee-processing centre.
Of course, it may be a long time before anyone is ever processed there. If the Home Office immigration division operates with its usual efficiency it could be a very long time.
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