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USDAW General Secretary and Labour Unions Chair Joanne Thomas speaks during the Co-operative Party Conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in central London, November 15, 2025
Usdaw Conference 2026 / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Usdaw is working hard alongside its members to smash down barrriers facing neurodivergent workers, writes Joanne Thomas 

A general view of lambs on Kinder Scout in the Derbyshire Peak District
Kinder Scout / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Nearly a century ago several hundred young workers went on a ramble in a mighty show of solidarity for public access to land, says WILL from YCL Yorkshire & East Midlands

A view of the grave of Marxist philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883) in Highgate Cemetery East in Highgate, north London
Full Marx / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Karl Marx’s Capital remains one of the most influential works of social science ever written and is much more than merely an historical document, repaying study today, writes the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY and Workers’ School.

Officer cadets line up during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in Camberley, Surrey, April 10, 2026
Military Spending / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

There is no justification for spending colossal amounts of money on so-called defence — sacrificing our education, health and transport while they’re at it, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG

IMPERIALISM’S HANDIWORK: The shell of the GPO on Sackville Street (later O'Connell Street), Dublin in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising / Pic: Keogh Brothers Ltd/National Library of Ireland/CC
Ireland / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

On the eve of the Communist Party of Ireland’s 27th congress JIMMY CORCORAN reiterates the principles that guided James Connolly

Sylvia Pankhurst on hunger strike carried by supporters in Old Ford Street, Bow, London in June 1914; Pankhurst in October 1911 / Pics: Public domain
Ireland / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

GEOFFREY BELL looks at the curiously unsupportive stance of British progressives of the Easter Rising

BROAD PLURALIST APPROACH: Adopted by nearly all the left parties in Europe including France Insoumise / Pic: France Insoumise/flickr/CC
Features / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

JOHN REES replies to Claudia Webbe

BETRAYED: A massive gathers in Hyde Park for a meeting during the General Strike, Communist Party banner visible middle right
Features / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

Why a defeat of the miners still haunts Britain’s rulers, says PHIL KATZ

Delegates during the first day of the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee, April 20, 2026
Aw That / 25 April 2026
25 April 2026

But that’s OK, says MATT KERR, as talking is what will help us get things done

A heron hunts on the pond in Dublin's botanical gardens on the first day of the Meteorological summer, June 1, 2025
Borderlands: A Country Diary / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

Volunteers have helped revive a pool steeped in England’s rural past and now bursting with life. MARK SEDDON takes a look

Dona Toor book
Book Review / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

JAMES CROSSLEY enjoys a new book uncovering the life and legacy of Dona Torr, whose intellectual leadership shaped a generation of Communist historians

NEW CONFIDENT VOICES: United Against Racism rally at Belfast City Hall in response to the riots of ‘week of shame’ in June 2025
Features / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

On the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Ireland stands at another historic crossroads, writes DECLAN KEARNEY of Sinn Fein