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
Stand with refugees – don’t let racism or the far right divide us
Racism has become the common language of governments attempting to deflect criticism from mishandling of everything from the Covid-19 pandemic to economic and environmental crises, says WEYMAN BENNETT
SCAPEGOATS: Migrants desperate to reach England from France cross the Channel in a small boat, August 2021
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
SUELLA BRAVERMAN’S “invasion” speech was no off-the-cuff statement. It happened the day after a far-right inspired attacker threw a petrol bomb at a migrant centre in Dover and, as we now know, following warnings to government that hate speech could lead to exactly this kind of terror attack.
In the face of the biggest cost-of-living crisis for around 100 years, it seems that divide-and-rule racism is the go-to strategy not just for the British government but for many others around the world.
Braverman previously spoke of her “dream” of front pages showing pictures of detention flights to Rwanda.
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