The campaign against the Bank of England’s ongoing theft of Venezuelan gold is gaining support across the labour movement and beyond, writes MATT WILLGRESS
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A tireless voice for peace
To mark Jeremy Corbyn’s 40 years as an MP, LINDSEY GERMAN of Stop the War looks at his remarkable history of anti-war activism – and warns we need more such voices today
A VOICE TO BE RECKONED WITH: Jeremy Corbyn speaks to protesters outside the Houses of Parliament as the Bill on minimum service levels during strikes reaches its second reading, January 16 2023
The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
Media Lens at 25: David Cromwell and David Edwards reflect on a quarter-century of media criticism, explaining why independent journalism is more important than ever
MAT COWARD introduces some of the electoral oddballs of the political fringe who remain one of the liveliest features of British democracy, despite efforts to abolish them
by Weyman Bennett and Maz’s family
WHEN the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11 happened we were told it was impossible to build an anti-war movement.
The horror at those events in 2001 meant that war was inevitable and that those speaking out against it would be totally marginal.
But when some of us involved in campaigning against war and globalisation decided to organise a meeting regardless, Jeremy Corbyn was one of the first people we phoned.
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