Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
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Change will only come from the streets
BEN SELLERS explains why Britain needs a People’s Charter now
TELL IT TO THE MARINES: Homelessness minister Felicity Buchan insists, on March 5 2024, that tackling homelessness remains a ‘huge priority’ for the Conservative Party while acknowledging that a rise in rough sleeping was ‘disappointing’
In the face of funding cuts, closures and a shift into women’s centres providing criminal justice-only services rather than a holistic approach, RUTH HUNT urges women to protect existing resources, volunteer and build new networks of support
The CPB's congress aims to build the united front against monopoly capitalism, utilising the YCL’s promising new generation of militants — but our party remains far from the strength history requires of it, despite recent progress, writes JOHNNIE HUNTER
From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
We must remember how the CPGB led anti-fascist movement defeated Mosley’s BUF in September 1936 and apply the lessons of mass mobilisation and open, unapologetic confrontation to the rise of the far right today, writes DYLAN MURPHY
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, DAVID ROSENBERG reflects on his encounters with those who were there that day in 1936 – and suggests two urgent tasks for the anti-fascists of today
IN TRUTH, this general election campaign has been a depressing spectacle.
Admittedly, anyone who has witnessed the devastation the Tories have wreaked on our economy and public services, with a noxious cocktail of anti-trade union legislation and dog-whistle racism, will cheer when they finally leave office. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
But the tame fare from the official opposition means any celebrations will be short-lived.
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Everything we’ve seen so far from Starmer and Reeves indicates that they remain committed to the economic orthodoxy of cuts imposed by the Tories – which is why we need to revitalise the anti-austerity movement, says BEN SELLERS of the People’s Assembly
We don’t need a weak 2p tax bribe and councils collapsing nationwide: we need to build a mighty coalition to fight austerity and deliver public services for all, writes BEN SELLERS, national secretary of the People’s Assembly
Almost two hundred years on from the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the trade union movement is still having to fight attempts to delegitimise and criminalise its activities, writes BEN SELLERS
As living standards tumble, we mustn’t be fooled into thinking this is the natural order of things. By getting together we can fight back, writes BEN SELLERS
