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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The latest Tory Immigration Bill will deepen the exploitation of workers
Under the government’s proposed new scheme, many migrant workers who come to Britain will in effect have no rights, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
Migrant workers look for work in the window of a newsagent’s
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
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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
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THIS week will see the second reading of the Tory government’s latest Immigration Bill. It is extremely short.
But the white paper it is meant to enact represents one of the most serious threats to all workers for decades.
The TUC and others have already raised concerns that this Bill risks limiting the rights of existing EU workers in the UK — amounting to literally millions of people — and more than a million UK citizens in the EU. It will also severely increase the rates of exploitation in work.
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