Aslef general secretary DAVE CALFE looks at how rail workers and miners stood together against wage cuts 100 years ago – and why the legacy of collective action endures today
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France at the crossroads
With the second round of French presidential elections seeing Macron square off with Le Pen, where the left-wing vote goes is hard to predict with certainty – but calls for a ‘useful vote’ to block the far right leave all the big political questions unanswered, says NICK WRIGHT
As Africa’s progressives aim to consolidate its anti-colonial programme, VIJAY PRASHAD reports on the US getting a military foothold in Ghana
KERRY FLECK explains how the annual event unites thousands in a celebration of workers’ power, culture and collective resistance
The former Nato chief stirred up dark historical undercurrents with his call to cut welfare for military spending, says SOLOMON HUGHES
The life of a modest Norfolk organiser contrasts with the dramatic rise and disappearance of a controversial figure in US labour, says MARK SEDDON
JACK YOUD explains how Salford City Council has taken on rogue landlords and won, setting an example to the rest of the country
THE first round of the French presidential election has put the frighteners on the French ruling class and the wind up the European Union Establishment.
The second round takes place this coming Sunday and the two highest-scoring candidates face a run-off.
Top of the poll, but with a less than overwhelming 27.84 per cent, is the incumbent Emmanuel Macron.
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