After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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CAROL STAVRIS on the decision to postpone the all important Communist Party webinar in the wake of the war in Gaza
CONFIDENTLY LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: (L to R) Women and child in Cienfuegos, Cuba; Ellison Sau, Project Manager for the Men Against Violence Against Women AusAID programme at Live and Learn
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The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
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TODAY is the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls issued by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
To commemorate this day, the Communist Party and its Women’s Commission had planned to host a webinar on The Violence of Misogyny, a global apparatus of women’s oppression with a panel of international speakers.
Then, on October 7, Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel that has resulted in Israel’s ongoing retaliatory war on Gaza.
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