Teaching youngsters about the International Brigades and the Spanish civil war is vital for a proper understanding of 20th-century history, writes JIM JUMP

JIM JUMP welcomes the new booklet published by the RMT and International Brigade Memorial Trust about the seafarers and rail workers who fought Franco’s fascism in Spain

JIM JUMP describes how the inspirational homecoming of the volunteers from Spain heaped shame on the appeasers and Franco supporters in the British government

On the 50th anniversary of the mysterious death of Pablo Neruda, JIM JUMP looks at how the life of the poet and communist was inextricably linked to two notorious dictators

JIM JUMP tells the story of British seafarers who traded with Republican Spain during the Spanish Civil War

JIM JUMP explains why a legendary speech in praise of the International Brigades remains a source of inspiration for new generations fighting fascism

As the 80th anniversary of the decisive Spanish civil war battle of Ebro approaches, JIM JUMP recalls the heroism of the International Brigade and how European governments aided and abetted the victory of fascism