by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
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Canvassing on the road to Clacton pier
Beating Farage at the ballot box should be a top priority for the labour movement, argues CHARLEY ALLAN
A general view inside the Princes Theatre in Clacton, where Reform UK leader Nigel Farage met members of the public while on the general election campaign trail
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
On the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, Communist Party international secretary KEVAN NELSON salutes the ongoing example of a revolutionary people facing a brutal US siege
ALEX GORDON and LORRAINE DOUGLAS report from Havana, Cuba, where they represented the Communist Party of Britain at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties on August 7-8
The best tribute to Fidel is to stand with the Cuban Revolution today as the Trump regime tries to starve it to death, argues Cuba Solidarity Campaign communications manager NATASHA HICKMAN
JOE DWYER of Sinn Fein reflects on the links between the Irish and Cuban struggles for independence and on Castro’s personal engagement with the cause of Irish freedom
DURING this general election campaign, I’ve been lucky to travel across the country — from Luton to Leeds, Blackburn to Bedlington — knocking on doors for excellent socialist Labour candidates.
But less than a week before polling day, it looks like “the only way is Clacton” — to coin a phrase — with the Essex seaside town now on the front line in the fight against the far right.
Nationally, the Tory vote continues to crater, haemorrhaging both to Reform and “abstain,” with some support shifting directly to Labour, which seems to be steadily winning over the “don’t knows” — meaning most sitting Labour MPs are likely to be re-elected amid a predicted landslide.
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CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
