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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A faded empire strikes back
The cynical Tory-led campaign on Hong Kong and the neocolonial propaganda of the corporate media must be firmly pushed back, argues KENNY COYLE
A wounded police officer is helped by colleagues after clashes with anti-China protesters in Hong Kong
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
US STATESMAN Dean Acheson famously remarked: “Great Britain had lost an empire and had yet to find a role.”
Apparently, though, Britain has managed to recover rights to Hong Kong and, according to multiple Tory politicians and even the “progressive” media, Britain has rediscovered a role as a guarantor of freedom and democracy there, just in time for the final round of the Tory leadership election.
Tory hopeful Jeremy Hunt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are a country that has championed democracy, the rule of law, civil rights across the world for much of our history. We see the situation as very worrying.
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From 35,000 troops in Talisman Sabre war games to HMS Spey provocations in the Taiwan Strait, Labour continues Tory militarisation — all while claiming to uphold ‘one China’ diplomatic agreements from 1972, reports KENNY COYLE
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