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
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The Tory war on trade unions is an attack on all our freedoms
RICHARD BURGON argues that the Tories are becoming more authoritarian as opposition to their reactionary policies grows
Protesters outside Downing Street, London, demonstrating against the new law on strikes
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
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
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
THE Tories’ anti-strikes Bill was rammed through the House of Commons this week. MPs have had just a few hours to debate this key piece of legislation that delivers a blow to the right to strike.
The wretched piece of legislation will see workers who have democratically voted for strike action forced to go in to work. And it will see trade unions forced to play a role in policing them in to work. If they don’t, they will face legal action and heavy fines.
This Bill fundamentally alters the roles of trade unions and is a fundamental attack on one of our core democratic rights.
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