By Jack Gerson in California The arrival of effective vaccines against Covid-19 provides hope that the pandemic that has infected over 100 million people and
Year: 2021

By John Pickard 1921 was an auspicious year, full of important political events, both nationally and internationally. It is fitting that serious socialists mark the

By Michael Roberts Mark Carney has a book out. It is called Value(s): Building A Better World For All. Canadian-born Carney was formerly the governor of

By Greg Oxley, member of PCF, Paris The Paris Commune of 1871 was one of the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of

By Ian Dunt (politics.co.uk) We knew this was coming. Priti Patel has been extremely clear about what she thinks of Black Lives Matter. “Those

By Andy Ford, Warrington South CLP member “The Dig” is an account of the 1939 excavations in Suffolk that led to discovery of the magnificent

By Michael Roberts It is one year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak or epidemic as a ‘pandemic’, namely the global spread of

By Hilary Barker, Penrith and the Borders CLP member This is a revenge comedy drama, starring Kate Winslet and Judy Davies and I loved this

By Caroline Forde and Nata Duvvury, in Galway As we celebrate the advances made in gaining women’s economic rights, there is the continued presence of

By Beatrice Windsor Last year was the eightieth anniversary of the threat of Nazi invasion. Commentators at the time said that there was a ‘big