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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Gardening with MAT COWARD
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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
UNLESS we achieve worldwide socialism within the next few weeks — and although I’m not ruling that out in the present climate, it would be improvident to entirely depend on it — it seems possible that we will see food shortages later this year.
I’ve written to my local MP suggesting that Richard Branson, Lord Sugar and all the other pointless tycoons be rounded up, chained together, and made to work the land for us.
But I haven’t had a reply yet, so just in case the government doesn’t take up this idea, my thoughts are turning towards beans.
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