The truth will out: we are here to unveil the full scale of the government’s complicity in genocide and to hold it to account for the monstrous bloodshed in Palestine, writes JEREMY CORBYN
Feminists call for a rational debate on gender and the law
At a packed meeting of A Woman’s Place UK, feminists made clear the importance of sex-specific laws and research and the danger posed by muddled reforms, report LYNNE WALSH and ROS SITWELL
Karen Ingala Smith, of nia, speaks at the meeting
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
KEITH BENNETT reflects on witnessing the grand parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of China’s Victory Day, which impressively showcased advanced military technology
While 69 per cent of Ukrainians want negotiated peace, Western leaders are cynically prolonging the war for their own strategic and economic goals, to the immense detriment of Ukraine and Europe, write BOB ORAM and MAGGIE SIMPSON
Zarah Sultana’s recent brave criticisms of Labour from 2015 to 2020, including Brexit triangulation, IHRA capitulation and insufficient fighting spirit, have ruffled feathers but started an essential discussion, writes ANDREW MURRAY
US baseless accusations of drug trafficking and the outrageous putting of a bounty on a president of a sovereign country do not bode well, reports PABLO MERIGUET
“WE are living in dangerous times,” feminist activist Ruth Serwotka told a packed meeting at London’s iconic Marx Memorial Library this week.
The latest Woman’s Place UK debate tackled five new resolutions from the group, which was set up to discuss the proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act and has been holding meetings up and down Britain since late 2017.
First up, Serwotka, co-founder of the organisation, and convener of Socialist Feminist Network, said women’s right to self-organise had been under attack.
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This year’s Bristol Radical History Festival focused on the persistent threats of racism, xenophobia and, of course, our radical collective resistance to it across Ireland and Britain, reports LYNNE WALSH
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
