Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
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Why we are launching Jobs For Good
RICHARD LEONARD, Scottish Labour leader, explains why it has become necessary to campaign for new and secure forms of employment as the SNP does little to fend off the Tory assault
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard
In the face of funding cuts, closures and a shift into women’s centres providing criminal justice-only services rather than a holistic approach, RUTH HUNT urges women to protect existing resources, volunteer and build new networks of support
The CPB's congress aims to build the united front against monopoly capitalism, utilising the YCL’s promising new generation of militants — but our party remains far from the strength history requires of it, despite recent progress, writes JOHNNIE HUNTER
From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
We must remember how the CPGB led anti-fascist movement defeated Mosley’s BUF in September 1936 and apply the lessons of mass mobilisation and open, unapologetic confrontation to the rise of the far right today, writes DYLAN MURPHY
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, DAVID ROSENBERG reflects on his encounters with those who were there that day in 1936 – and suggests two urgent tasks for the anti-fascists of today
THE job of an effective opposition is to bring to Parliament the lived experiences of communities — to confront government with the facts and the realities about what is happening outside the parliamentary bubble.
That’s why we have raised ongoing concerns over personal protective equipment to ensure people are cared for effectively and are treated fairly. We have repeatedly questioned the First Minister about the grim realities facing Scotland’s care homes and the toll this has taken on carers too.
We have shone a light on the human rights erosion faced by Scotland’s most vulnerable people, with the SNP government now under pressure from the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The facts and realities from the real world were graphically illustrated last week when two trade union delegations lobbied the Scottish Parliament.
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