BILL GREENSHIELDS reviews the president's contortions as he tries to avoid appointing a government of the election-winning New Popular Front

As Starmer heads for a historic win, voter apathy and distrust in the political system reach new heights. The real battle for working-class interests lies beyond Westminster, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS

The annual Silk Mill Festival celebrates the first-ever industrial workers’ strike in Britain, which, although it ended in defeat, laid the template for today’s union movement, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS

BILL GREENSHIELDS looks ahead to a lively event this weekend which draws the parallels of working-class struggle from the 19th century to today

BILL GREENSHIELDS looks at the background of the threat to engineering jobs in Derby's Alstom plant

Big protests can inspire us with a show of strength, but it’s the day-to-day organising in our workplaces and our communities that will make the difference, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS

BILL GREENSHIELDS previews two forthcoming events to help organise and build strength as job ‘losses’ mount amid the Covid crisis

Growing populism is a sign that the working-class labour and progressive movement must give a clear and direct lead in terms of why we are where we are and what needs to be done, warns BILL GREENSHIELDS

How do we organise across our unions and communities to stop job losses in the face of allegedly ‘inevitable’ mass unemployment, asks BILL GREENSHIELDS

No individual or ‘left collective’ can withstand a sustained ruling-class war of annihilation – which is why we must gain strength by organising in our workplaces and communities, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS

In the aftermath of Labour’s defeat BILL GREENSHIELDS explains why it happened, cautions against rushed judgements and shows the way forward