As Colombia approaches presidential elections next year, the US decision to decertify the country in the war on drugs plays into the hands of its allies on the political right, writes NICK MacWILLIAM

BRITISH democracy lets the people choose the government. A government that has denied council key workers a pay rise to match inflation.
But British democracy doesn’t allow you to decide if the CEO of Ocado should get his £58 million pay packet. The only way you get to vote on that is to be rich and own enough shares.
That’s the question socialists must ask when talking about constitutional reform: reform in whose interests?
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JAMIE DRISCOLL explains how his group, Majority, plans to empower working people to empower themselves

We’ll be developing a people’s manifesto for the 2026 local elections. We’ll network, learn, inspire and support each other and chart a future path for socialist politics, writes JAMIE DRISCOLL

