Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights general secretary GAWAIN LITTLE discusses the impact of the US-Israeli war on the Iranian people and economy
AFTER decades in which New Labour’s leaders emptied the word socialism of any radical or transformative meaning, it is a pleasurable change to find Labour politicians giving it pride of place in their political lexicon.
The call to rebuild Britain evokes positive feelings. Decades of neoliberal political and economic policies have destroyed a substantial part of Britain’s manufacturing industry and added to the drag on productive investment that the casino economy so favoured by the City entails.
And what socialist does not desire a transformation of Europe?
Renewed illusions in social democratic reformism are sprouting as a result of Andy Burnham’s rhetoric, but material conditions are already intruding into the debate, argues NICK WRIGHT
Can entrenched institutional power be overcome?
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS



