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Nato forces
Features / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026

Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday

Anti-racists demonstrate in Glasgow last Saturday
Voices of Scotland / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026

Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST

Unison
Features / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026

As delegates meet in Brighton this week, Unison faces pressing questions about pay, organising, workers’ rights and political representation, explains ANDY CHAFFER

Unison women strike for fair pay
Features / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026

As Unison launches its Year of Women Workers, ANNIE COGAN-THOMAS argues that stronger organisation and collective bargaining are essential to winning equality

Belfast
North of Ireland rioting / 14 June 2026
14 June 2026

Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN

History / 14 June 2026
14 June 2026

KEITH FLETT looks back to different times – but perhaps not so much – during Labour’s 1976 leadership election

cable street
Anti-fascism / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026

Ninety years on from the famous anti-fascist victory, commemorations should acknowledge the central role played by Jewish workers and communist organisers in stopping Mosley’s march, says MARY DAVIS

Starmer and burnham
Capitalism / 14 June 2026
14 June 2026

Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism

Pic: Kaisching /Creative Commons
Lawman / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment

A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS

BEYOND RIBBON CUTTING: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander inaugurates the Great British Railways branding in Bournemouth Traincare Depot in May 2025
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST

TOUCH AND GO: Andy Burnham speaks to supporters at the launch of his campaign at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield on May 22 2026
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

In Ashton-in-Makerfield, historical migration patterns and industrial heritage sit alongside a heated electoral battle for the future of British politics, says MEIC BIRTWISTLE