Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
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Take another look at Labour
Two-faced, untrustworthy, backsliding, careerist politicians — this is what has replaced Corbyn’s front bench. This is not likely to win back lost Labour voters, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
Keir Starmer visits Croydon
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON
From Margate to Deal, mining memories are being kept alive. National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations in the Garden of England
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Boxes of books, family photos and heirlooms, labour movement anniversaries, along with nostalgic memories of glorious childhood days on the Ayrshire coast still leave room for a wistful MATT KERR to hope for a better future
TWO years ago, following his successful bid to become the Labour leader, Keir Starmer announced to the waiting press, “We’re under new leadership,” then went on to say: “We’ve just lost four elections in a row. We’re failing in our historic purpose. Be in no doubt I understand the scale of the task.”
What Starmer ignored was that despite losing the election, in 2017 under Jeremy Corbyn Labour succeeded in securing more votes than Tony Blair achieved in 2005. And yes, it could have been built on to secure a victory in 2019 — however, as we now know, many in Labour put more effort into getting Corbyn out of office than getting Johnson out of Downing Street.
In the end, it was the decision to change Labour’s stance on Brexit that would finally do the damage — a path that was suggested and encouraged, of course, by Starmer. After all, only a naive person would suggest losing 52 seats to the Tories of which 50 were in constituencies that voted Leave was a coincidence.
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The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
