General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
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Welsh Labour must choose socialism to defeat the far right
Co-chair of Welsh Labour Grassroots DYLAN LEWIS-ROWLANDS argues that only radical left policies can counter Reform UK’s growing appeal in Wales as communities face continued devastation from neoliberal policies
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After brutal police crackdowns on pensioners and the forced approval of secret IMF deals, trade unions are finally responding to grassroots pressure and fighting back against savage neoliberal reforms, reports BERT SCHOUWENBURG
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The transformation of a stable secular state into a fractured ruin largely ruled by Western-backed fundamentalists exposes the hollow nature of ‘multipolarity’ and the absence of principled anti-imperialism today, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
Facing economic turmoil, Jim Callaghan’s government rejected Tony Benn’s alternative economic strategy in favour of cuts that paved the way for Thatcherism — and the cuts-loving Labour of the present era, writes KEITH FLETT
The economic value of disability benefits far outweighs their cost, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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IN THE words of a famous writer and politician, “What is to be done?”
We have seen the electoral and political rise of the populist right across Britain — but they seem to be targeting Wales specifically.
For those of you unfortunate enough to know of the existence of Andrew RT Davies, then you are all too aware that the populist right precedes Nigel Farage (and, for that matter, Davies) — but Farage represents a new threat here in Wales.
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DYLAN LEWIS-ROWLANDS from Welsh Labour Grassroots sets out the socialist group’s manifesto for the Labour left and the party beyond the leadership election to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford
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