Editorial: what will a Burnham leadership mean?
Short of an unexpected natural disaster, it looks like Andy Burnham will be Labour leader and new Prime Minister, perhaps be the end of July. Labour conferenceRead More
The Makerfield result propelling Burnham into high office
By Ray Goodspeed What is propelling Burnham into the Labour leadership and Downing Street, is the overwhelming mandate he won in the Makerfield by-election. Despite Labour beingRead More
Iran and the US: a ceasefire that lasts?
By Michael Roberts Financial markets and the world in general let out a sigh of relief when Iran and the US finally agreed a 14-point Memorandum ofRead More
Trade unions and Labour Party affiliation
By Andy Ford, Unite rep A key question for the big unions is their relationship with the Labour Party. In the light of Starmer and his clique’sRead More
Social media bans are not a solution
By Joe Langabeer Keir Starmer and his government have recently announced a social media ban for under-16s, restricting access to platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram andRead More
Pakistan government budget: bailouts for the elites, shackles for the poor
By Umar Shahid in Pakistan The corporate media and the scribes of the ruling elite have once again unleashed the annual ritual of numerical deception. Every yearRead More
Solving the ‘economic problem’
By Michael Roberts Last weekend, the World Inequality Lab (WIL) organised the third edition of its World Inequality Conference, held at the Paris School of Economics. The WIL hostsRead More
The General Strike and the miners’ lock-out
By John Pickard The General Strike of May 1926 lasted only nine days. But the Great Lock-out of 1926 – which is how that struggle is rememberedRead More
Draconian sentences handed down to Filton 4
By Steve McKenzie Last Friday saw draconian sentences handed down to the so-called Filton 4. This was the British establishment sending out a message, by means ofRead More
Two tier policing – for real!
By a Construction worker and Unite member A workers’ protest at the giant construction site at Hinckley Point, Somerset, reveals were the ‘two- tier policing’ in theRead More
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