With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
Much to celebrate but the struggle continues
Policies that favour the workers are not won in Parliament, they are won in the workplace, argues KIM JOHNSON
A WINNING PICKET: GMB union picket outside Amazon site in Coventry, on March 19 2024
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
ON SUNDAY April 28 I commemorated International Workers’ Memorial Day, remembering the dead and fighting for the living. This May Day, this is even more important as thoughts of the global working class are focused on Palestine.
The doctors, journalists and aid workers who have paid the ultimate price for doing their job. The alleged reports of mass graves at two destroyed Gazan hospital sites, including medical staff still in scrubs who refused to abandon their patients. Journalists targeted while clearly identified as press, or as with Wael al Dahdouh, his family targeted and bombed while he was reporting live on air.
The killings of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers have added to the ever-growing picture of workers in Gaza being targeted. Our government is complicit in their deaths, refusing to condemn clear violations of international humanitarian law, resisting calls for a ceasefire and continuing arms sales to Israel.
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We know the Conservatives stand for cuts, destitution, and hungry children – it’s time for Labour to announce the policies that will do the opposite, writes KIM JOHNSON MP
