YANA PETTICREW explains what’s behind the strike and how the entire sector rests on super-exploiting an unorganised workforce
‘The rock on which a new political movement could be built’
Elizabeth Short speaks to film-maker KEN LOACH and trade unionist IAN HODSON about the For the Many Network, a new initiative that connects grassroots activists who share a common commitment to socialist principles from Labour’s Corbyn era
Ken Loach receives a standing ovation at the For the Many Network launch in Liverpool
[Neil Terry Photography] 
BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly
ROGER McKENZIE asks whether the US’s shift to targeting everyone at once will instil greater co-operation among rising powers
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
DIANE ABBOTT explodes the anti-migrant myths perpetrated by cynical politicians and an irresponsible mass media
“WHAT Starmer’s done is unforgivable,” says legendary socialist film-maker Ken Loach.
As he speaks in the basement of the left-wing Casa bar, crowds pack out the room above for the much-anticipated launch of the For the Many Network in Liverpool.
Across town, a rather contrasting political scene unfolds, as corporate suits gather at what one attendee called the “Labour Ltd” conference, featuring execs from Amazon and Airbnb.
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