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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Let’s unite to kick Johnson out before Christmas
We’re coming up to a general election – and it will be as epoch-defining as that of 1945, writes RICHARD BURGON MP
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
A BIG welcome to all Labour delegates in Brighton this week for our annual conference.
It’s an important week for our party. Conference is about lively discussions and debates. It’s about meeting friends old and new. It’s about preparations for a general election and for going into government.
But let’s all hope that it’s our last one in opposition so that when we gather again next year it will be to hear the first conference speech of Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.
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