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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Now more than ever is the time to bring people together
Many ordinary people are desperate for a Labour government – and divisions such as this week’s split will only benefit the Tories, says DIANE ABBOTT
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
OUR country is in crisis and needs a Labour government more than ever. Millions are facing the misery of poverty wages, a housing crisis and insecure work and the Tories’ bungling of Brexit is adding to a worsening economic outlook and feeling of insecurity about the future.
With this overall context in mind, it was with great sadness that I heard this week that nine of my Labour MP colleagues had resigned from the party.
As Jeremy Corbyn said in response to the news: “Our opponents are the Tories, not each other, and it’s disappointing that a small group of MPs have felt unable to continue to work together for the Labour policies that inspired millions at the last election and saw us increase our vote by the largest share since 1945.”
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