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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Good riddance to the dead centre
We are living through a serious breakdown of the ruling class’s political mechanisms of control and the twilight of neoliberal 'centrism.' Not one step back for the left, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
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
TOMORROW is a chance to elect a socialist prime minister in the country that gave the world Thatcherism and Blairism.
It is a historic election on a par with 1979. Every effort up to 10pm will make a difference.
However the results stack up, the campaign has already revealed fundamental fault lines. Among them is a crisis for the politics of the capitalist class and for the ruling bloc in Britain that has held such control for so long.
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