As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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Getting ready to distribute the Star on a demonstration in 2018. Cancellation of many left events this year has left the People’s Paper with a funding shortfall
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
COMRADES, before I reveal the total of this week’s postbag, are you up for the 250-pound challenge?
No, I’m not promoting a crash diet for rotund revolutionaries who want to fight the flab.
If health and fitness is what you’re looking for, I’d recommend you join our cycling heroes on next year’s Pedal4Progress fundraiser.
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