Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
A MAJOR theme of the forthcoming Communist Party congress will be how best to regenerate our town, village and city centres. It’s a topic, which brings together all working-class communities in England, Scotland and Wales.
Unlike the major Establishment parties, the CP is armed with a clear understanding of the endemic social and economic decline that so many of our communities are enduring, and we are well placed to offer meaningful solutions.
As ordinary working people, we live through the effects every single day, and have stood alongside many other working people on the picket lines to defend what remains of our living standards and public services.
Burnham urged to raise taxes on banks after Barclays reveals 30% rise in pre-tax profits
Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people



