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IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
History's unfinished business
The conflict on Ukraine's streets is taking place amid a wider battle for regional supremacy between Russia and the Nato alliance, writes JOHN FOSTER
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
Yesterday's agreement on new elections in Ukraine by the end of the year may resolve the immediate conflict in one of Europe's largest countries.
But the issues behind the protests that have brought Ukraine to the brink of civil war remain.
Alongside long-standing divisions in the country itself it has become a battleground for outside powers.
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