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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Only Labour can secure a new deal on Europe and a new deal for the 99 per cent
RICHARD BURGON argues that Labour’s conference policy offers the best way out of the Tory-created Brexit crisis
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
NO sooner had Parliament shut down for Christmas than “Operation Attack Corbyn” leapt into operation, opportunistically and cynically exploiting very real and important fears about a Tory Brexit to try to overturn Labour’s democratically agreed Brexit position.
Some press coverage manufactured outrage based upon supposedly “new” comments from the leader of the Labour Party that were in fact reiterations of Labour’s conference policy.
Other articles included sensationalist interpretations of surveys of party members’ view of Labour’s handling of Brexit.
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