TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
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Remembering the life of an international communist: Jimmy Jancovic 1927-2019
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
JIMMY JANCOVIC, who died recently in Paris, his adopted home city, was one of that rare breed of true internationalists.
He grew up in Egypt a Jew, a communist and a supporter of the national independence movement led by Abdel Nasser.
Following the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy and the success of the Arab nationalists, they turned against the communists and Jimmy and many of his comrades had to leave the country.
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