Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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The nasty party’s mask comes off
Whoever is the Conservatives’ prime minister, austerity and privatisation will continue, public services will continue to be decimated, living standards will continue to fall, writes RICHARD BURGON – arguing that we need to secure a Labour government to remove a system that is rigged against the many
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
2017 saw easily the best Labour Party conference I’ve ever attended with more people, more participation, more politics and more positivity than at any conference I can remember.
And there was a great mix of people — young people, older people and people from all backgrounds and all areas of Britain.
And The World Transformed festival was almost like an Edinburgh Fringe of culture, discussion and fun to complement the greatest Labour conference in decades.
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We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP