Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
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‘A most anti-woman framework unlike anything which has gone before’
Former Raj Sabha member BRINDA KARAT of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which played a leading role in last year’s three million-strong Kerala women’s wall, tells the Star about the huge challenges in the fight against misogyny in Uttar Pradesh and beyond
SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE: Communist politician Brinda Karat and the extraordinary women’s protest wall from last year, which stretched for 385 miles
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In the face of funding cuts, closures and a shift into women’s centres providing criminal justice-only services rather than a holistic approach, RUTH HUNT urges women to protect existing resources, volunteer and build new networks of support
The CPB's congress aims to build the united front against monopoly capitalism, utilising the YCL’s promising new generation of militants — but our party remains far from the strength history requires of it, despite recent progress, writes JOHNNIE HUNTER
From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
We must remember how the CPGB led anti-fascist movement defeated Mosley’s BUF in September 1936 and apply the lessons of mass mobilisation and open, unapologetic confrontation to the rise of the far right today, writes DYLAN MURPHY
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, DAVID ROSENBERG reflects on his encounters with those who were there that day in 1936 – and suggests two urgent tasks for the anti-fascists of today
THIS year we have seen shocking rapes and murders of dalit women take place in Uttar Pradesh. Are violent crimes against women such as rape becoming more common in India?
In India, in 2019 on an average every day 88 women were raped, of whom 10 were dalit.
While the National Crimes Research Bureau report 2019 reports that there were 32,034 registered cases of rape — a 7 per cent increase over the previous year — it also reports that the conviction rates remain dismal, with just 27 convictions for every 100 cases.
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