TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
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The cost-of-living crisis from the 1840s to the 2020s
When it comes to fighting the class war in times when the rich have brought us to the brink of starvation, history shows no tactic can be ruled out, writes KEITH FLETT
Covid has been left to run unchecked, the NHS starved of the resources it needs, energy prices and general inflation rising well above wages and little or nothing done to address the climate emergency.
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
BRITAIN is not at war with Russia or anyone else — although there is a war with dreadful impacts going on in Ukraine.
Boris Johnson’s war is performative, playing to a crowd of right-wing Tory MPs and newspapers and which unfortunately Labour also has a supporting role in.
However, there is a war going on in this country and it is the Tories’ class war against ordinary people.
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