While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
THE concept of progressive federalism will debated at the forthcoming congress of the Communist Party. So what is progressive federalism and why is it central to our daily struggles across this island?
Communists believe that the concentrated power of capital can only be countered if working people are able to use their own collective power democratically at all levels.
Progressive federalism is about securing the institutions and continuing class mobilisation needed to do this across the nations and regions of Britain.
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
Our charter’s demands for fair pay, affordable housing and environmental security will recruit working-class youth into the political struggle for socialism, emulating the success of the Women’s Charter, writes YCL general secretary GEORGINA ANDREWS



