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

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