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Thank you to my old friend, ‘Bick,’ for doing what was right
JEREMY CORBYN pays tribute to the late Rodney Bickerstaffe, former general secretary of Unison
The late Rodney Bickerstaffe
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
RODNEY BICKERSTAFFE was an outstanding trade unionist, a great socialist and a committed internationalist as well as a warm and fun loving friend.
I have never forgotten speaking at a 100,000-strong rally at the opening of the World Social Forum in Mumbai in 2004.
It was a huge affair with speakers from across the world such as Arundhati Roy, Shirin Ebadi and Mustafa Barghouti, but as I started to speak, I noticed a hand frantically waving at me from the back of the crowd.
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