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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Trump and May have put us on the brink of war
The argument that we can’t sit back and that we have to do something is a lie, writes LINDSEY GERMAN. Western powers have been intervening in Syria right from the beginning
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
THE WORLD stands on the brink of a major escalation of war and the responsibility for this lies with US President Donald Trump and Theresa May.
Trump, who talked only two weeks ago of withdrawing US troops from Syria, now tweets that his missiles are coming.
May, the woman who has no parliamentary majority and is only hanging onto power through alliance with the racist and right-wing DUP, is urging some sort of military action to “punish” the Syrian regime.
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