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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

Scene from O'Connell Street in Dublin, during the Easter Rising, April 25, 1916
History / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026

This year marks the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. TOM GALLAHUE and ROBERT POOLE from Educators for a United Ireland discuss the role played by the Irish diaspora, and why the Rising remains relevant today

Jeremy Corbyn speaking during the Your Party founding conference at the Liverpool Arena, November 29, 2025
Eyes Wright / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026

A row over Trotskyist factions exposes competing visions of organisation inside Your Party and the wider left, argues NICK WRIGHT

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET: Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth in discussion with Nerys Evans, director of the public affairs agency Deryn, at the Plaid Cymru Spring Conference in Newport on February 28 2026
Features / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026

RHUN AP IORWERTH outlines Plaid Cymru’s immediate and medium-term policy goals