With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass that spoke out against inequality, discrimination, war, and climate destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
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Labour can only be relevant to people if it gives them the power
The party needs a strategy to win back working people before it starts focusing on who should be leader, writes LUCY WOOD
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LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
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Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
ONLY three months ago it was Labour conference and confident Labour MPs strutted around Brighton, knowing that even though they were in opposition they were the ones who had control of Parliament.
Boris Johnson’s Tory minority was flailing like a turtle on its back, unable to win a majority, Labour was winning, they could do no wrong.
Except on a Sunday afternoon a fringe event called Winning Back the Labour Heartlands unwittingly predicted why Labour was not just walking but sprinting down the path to Loserville.
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