The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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Why not turn Parliament into a museum?
With the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster round the corner, CHRIS WILLIAMSON explains why he would favour a permanent location for a people’s parliament in the Midlands or the north of the country
HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
ADRIAN WEIR charts the intercontinental trade union solidarity with Cuba and its desperate predicament
DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in
DAVE WARD says the Employment Rights Act can be a platform to build back union power — but only if we can agree a common agenda
A new strategy from the Together Alliance links the fight against racism to the wider struggle over austerity and inequality, says BILL GREENSHIELDS
LAST month, MPs voted to leave the Palace of Westminster in 2025 so that essential refurbishment works can take place. The building is well known to be falling apart, packed full of asbestos and far from accessible to those with disabilities.
But more than this, the Palace — because, let’s remember that’s what it is — is a Harry Potter-esque warren of aristocratic symbolism. It’s meant to cow politicians from humble backgrounds but fill the Eton attending gentlemen with confidence.
Brilliant stuff for a museum day trip, but the place to hold the seat of a modern democracy? I think not.
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