A 1936 confrontation with Mosley’s BUF became part of a wider international struggle, with local activists later joining the fight against fascism in the Spanish civil war. TONY FOX tells the story ahead of a 90th anniversary commemoration event
The meaning of London May Day
Our unbroken tradition of marching from Clerkenwell Green on May 1 is a testament to the unity and resolve that is needed to fight the class struggle, writes ROGER SUTTON
The London May Day Organising Committee banner is carried aloft
Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY
SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that Germany’s military resurgence and revival of old hostilities towards Russia have dangerous implications for Europe and beyond
MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded
Trump Is Building a Legal and Military Architecture to Invade Latin America. SARA VIVACQUA reports
Despite forming most of Britain’s trade union membership, women continue to endure harassment, inequality and minimal support for their sex-based rights, warns VALERIE COULTAS
ACROSS Britain, May Day will be celebrated after a year of massive trade union action and community protests.
May Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate those struggles and show support for the battles against the cost-of-living crisis.
Fighting the consequences of the cost of living increases and the economic system that creates it unites all of us — except the rich.
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