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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Coming together to end Tory rule
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Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union (centre) and delegates voting on Labour's Brexit policy during the Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton
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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
UNITE the Union general secretary Len McCluskey set conference on fire yesterday with an impassioned speech in support of Jeremy Corbyn and an alternative to “austerity economics and neoliberal dogma.”
To get to a Corbyn-led socialist government, he emphasised the need for unity.
As part of this, we must not get side-tracked by our opponents who want to stop us discussing how we will improve the living standards and public services of the majority, and will do anything to stop a future election campaign focusing on the failure of austerity and the desperate need to end it.
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