JEREMY CORBYN reports from Hiroshima where he represented CND at the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the US
Kicking the imperialism habit
On both sides of the border, Labour’s retreat from a coherent and consistent position on Palestine sums up the desperate need for the left to regain control of the party’s policy-making process, writes VINCE MILLS
People take part in a Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration in Glasgow, November 25, 2023
SOPHIE BOLT makes an urgent case for comprehensive nuclear disarmament
Today Coventry’s Hiroshima Day Remembrance marks 80 years since the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Statement from Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee of Peace and Reconciliation
All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionised in a historic victory for labour, says RIO YAMAT
Letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper – to be delivered by a delegation of Jews to Downing Street today
Laughter has always been how workers cope and fight back, but university-educated union reps now scold members for calling bosses ‘money-grabbing bastards’ and label everyday humour ‘problematic’ — this needs to be stopped, writes MARK JONES
THIS is Labour’s formal position on Palestine as expressed in its National Policy Forum (NPF) document and endorsed by the Labour Party Conference last October:
“The Labour Party will work alongside international partners to recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel, as part of efforts to contribute to securing a negotiated two-state solution.
“With a deteriorating security situation and the lack of a meaningful peace process between Israel and Palestine, a future Labour government will lead diplomatic efforts with international partners to support a just and lasting peace and uphold international law as a matter of priority.”
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