The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY
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Why a vote to re-elect Mark Serwotka is a vote for militant left-wing trade unionism
TONY CONWAY gives the Communist line on the PCS general secretary election
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
Following comments made by Robert Jenrick about the people of Handsworth, the TUC, together with 12 trade unions representing members who live and work in the area, have issued a joint letter calling for the Conservative Party to take immediate action
With the rise of Reform and the flag-raising phenomenon, it’s hard not to recall my family’s struggles with racism, from Teddy Boys attacking my pregnant mother to me being told to ‘go back to the jungle’ at only five years old, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
The move to restrict exports of the important rare earth metals that China has a 90% monopoly on has provoked Trump to declare a 100% tariff on Chinese exports and other retaliatory measures, reports DYLAN MURPHY
NOW that nominations for the PCS’s next general secretary election are open, Communists in PCS and in the wider trade union movement recognise the imperative of creating and building extra-parliamentary action if Britain is to both elect a left Labour government and to throw of years of New Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative Party austerity and anti working-class policies.
These policies have seen people die, forced students into massive debt and in some cases prostitution, ratcheted up racist language, actions and policies including forced deportations and seen cuts in our wages and other terms and conditions.
A left Labour government gives us an opportunity to stop and reverse these attacks. To win trade union rights, to enforce anti-discrimination laws and to reintroduce a proper social security system. But this won't happen automatically; we must work for it.
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