What next for the Sahel region? While recognising that Africans must chart their own course for the future, we must not fall into the trap of believing that throwing the French and United States out of the region will mean the people will automatically benefit, cautions ROGER McKENZIE
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Refusing to kill On International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, GEOFF TIBBS explains why we should listen to the voices of COs as they bear witness to the legal, social and coercive mechanisms that war depends on
Wednesday 15th May 2024 On Nakba Day, we need to deepen the Palestine solidarity movement in every way that we can As we highlight the injustice of 76 years ago, we must strengthen our resolve against the related injustice going on in Gaza today, writes LINDSEY GERMAN
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Beyond courage RAMZY BAROUD applauds Unesco's recognition of Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza and puts into context their fearless informative reporting
Tuesday 14th May 2024 The climate chasm at the heart of British politics Major cities underwater, a billion climate refugees — many scientists now expect societal collapse due to climate change. Yet from the political elite here in Britain, we have nothing even approaching acknowledgement, writes IAN SINCLAIR
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Voices of Scotland Trades councils must be prioritised Trades councils are key to linking up the class struggle at a local level — all unions and union branches must affiliate, writes TAM KIRBY
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Keir Starmer and the Labour’s supposed ‘broad church’ Normally in British politics, leftwingers defect right. Under Blair and now Starmer however, this trend seems to reverse, calling into question the ‘broad church’ that welcomes Tories and excludes socialists, writes KEITH FLETT
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Birmingham City Council still has the money to pay women fairly STUART RICHARDS explains why 1,500 GMB members at 35 Birmingham schools are going on strike after council bosses failed to tackle the equal pay crisis honestly
Monday 13th May 2024 ‘A police horse ran full-pelt at me’ In the second of two features, ex-miner PAUL KELLY records his experiences at the battle of Orgreave when police mounted an unprecedented attack on striking miners, and what he did in the aftermath of the great strike
Monday 13th May 2024 BFAWU: what our members want from the politicians After surveying our members on issues from the NHS to Gaza, we are launching our Bakers’ Dozen manifesto in the House of Commons, laying out exactly what our demands are in the run-up to the election, writes SARAH WOOLLEY
Wednesday 15th May 2024 China leads the global South’s great escape from poverty While critics struggle desperately to dismiss or explain away China’s rapid and sustained growth, Beijing’s approach of mutual respect and interdependence is inspiring nations to break free from colonial shackles, writes ROGER McKENZIE