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While all of good faith on the left should wish the new party well, ANDREW MURRAY pinpoints some of the major challenges it will need to grapple with as it approaches its founding conference later this month
International Romani Day and our shared struggle
From the struggle against the destruction of affordable housing to the fight for decent jobs, victory for Gypsy, Romani and Traveller people strengthens the whole working class, writes VICTORIA HOLMES
TIM LEZARD dissects the motives behind the apoplectic right-wing attack on the BBC
Western nations’ increasingly aggressive stance is not prompted by any increase in security threats against these countries — rather, it is caused by a desire to bring about regime changes against governments that pose a threat to the hegemony of imperialism, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK
NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
THE struggle for Roma rights and working-class liberation in Britain aren’t separate fights — they’re different fronts in the same war against a system that thrives on class division and exploitation.
On April 8, as we mark International Romani Day 2025, we must recognise a fundamental truth: when the powerful want to crush collective resistance, they will first teach us to fear each other.
However, the Romani struggle in Britain mirrors the struggle of working-class families across Britain. Take for instance the devastating housing crisis that continues to ravage working-class communities and how it parallels the systemic displacement of Romani (and traveller) families throughout the country.
Council estates are demolished for luxury faux-affordable developments while Romani sites increasingly face forced evictions and hostile local opposition — these are two different manifestations of the same profit-driven offensive on our collective right to a safe, stable and dignified home.
In education, Romani children face staggeringly disproportionate exclusion rates across all age groups while working-class students navigate chronically underfunded schools and increasingly narrow opportunities for advancement.
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