The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
ADRIAN WEIR charts the intercontinental trade union solidarity with Cuba and its desperate predicament
DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in
DAVE WARD says the Employment Rights Act can be a platform to build back union power — but only if we can agree a common agenda
A new strategy from the Together Alliance links the fight against racism to the wider struggle over austerity and inequality, says BILL GREENSHIELDS
AT the beginning of December a YouTube prankster cemented his head into a microwave. The video has been watched over five million times since it was posted.
After wrapping his head in a bag, sticking it into the oven and pouring in Polyfilla, Jay Swingler realised his head was trapped and he was struggling to breathe.
“I’m going to die” he said, a mouth filled with dust and barely audible.
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