In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
TRADE unionists and International Brigade supporters will gather in Manchester this Sunday to remember one of the greatest speeches of modern times.
It was delivered on October 28 1938 — exactly 80 years ago — by Dolores Ibarruri, better know as La Pasionaria.
The occasion was the farewell parade of the International Brigades through central Barcelona as the Spanish civil war was drawing to its tragic end.
Driven by anti-fascism and anger at Britain’s policy of non-intervention, thousands volunteered to fight in the Spanish civil war. Historian RICHARD BAXELL reflects on their sacrifices and enduring significance
HELEN OCLEE-BROWN on keeping alive the memory and spirit of the Brigaders
ALEX GORDON applauds the leading role played by Harry Pollitt and the Communist Party in the fight against fascism in Spain and salutes the memory of the International Brigades
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history