From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
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Rebuilding labour movement education at the Marx Memorial Library
MEIRIAN JUMP explains how the MML is developing its proud history of trade union education for activists to build their knowledge of struggle and class analysis
Meirian Jump speaking outside the Marx Memorial Library
[Karl Weiss] 
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
The basic human requirement of having a roof over one’s head is being undermined by West Northamptonshire Council – but local anti-cuts campaigners are rising above the divisive Farageist rhetoric to build unity and fight back, reports DAVID CONWAY
BEN CHACKO hears from a variety of speakers at Labour conference about the broken political system, the hatred propagated by super-wealthy tycoons, the importance of physically mobilising against the far right and the role of unions and working people in fighting back
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER encourages readers to get behind our five-year plan to keep the Star shining brightly as the paper approaches its 100th anniversary
TRADE union militancy is in the ascendancy, with many young members engaged in industrial action for the first time.
How can labour movement educators harness this opportunity? What does non-sectarian political education look like today, and how can we deliver? How can an understanding of sex and race discrimination enrich a class analysis?
These were some of the questions posed at the Marx Memorial Library’s conference on the future of trade union education earlier this year.
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From hunting rare pamphlets at book sales to online panels and courses on trade unionism and class politics, the MML continues connecting archive treasures with the movements fighting for a better world, writes director MEIRIAN JUMP
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