Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
FOR a while, back in 1980, staff at the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight puzzled over the identity of the mystery caller who kept phoning with tasty bits of information about the extreme right in Leicester.
He was obviously well placed — on one occasion, he read out to them the complete membership list of the British Democratic Party (BDP), a highly promising Leicester-based offshoot from the NF.
But he wouldn’t say who he was. When he finally agreed to meet, it was something of a shock.
As the anti-fascist movement mourns the death of Gerry Gable, his long-time comrade and former Searchlight editor STEVE SILVER reflects on the life of an indispensable activist who spent six decades infiltrating, exposing and undermining fascism
1943-2025: How one man’s unfinished work reveals the lethal lie of ‘colour-blind’ medicine
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago today November 20. JIM JUMP looks back at his blood-soaked rule and toxic legacy on Spain today
DAVID HORSLEY reminds us of the roots and staying power of one of the most iconic festivals around



