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Stop Turkish assault on Kurds

As the Jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) make gains in Assad's Syria, Margaret Owen reports on the Kurdish communities facing fresh attacks from Erdogan...

Starmer’s  dangerous nonsense

Sir Keir Starmer’s response to the ONS immigration statistics for the last year of the Tory government took a nasty turn, argues Don Flynn. Denouncing...

From kindergarden to real world

In the wake of the Democrats defeat where “normal” did not defeat “weird” Paul Garver looks at the lessons for the U.S. left and...

Wales Labour Wins on Thin Ice

Although the Tories were vanquished in Wales this must not disguise the huge challenges ahead says Peter Rowlands The election result in Wales gave little...

Lords point way to fixing our food system

Frank Hansen says the Government needs a plan to fix our broken food system and turn the tide on the public health emergency Of course...

From Tolerance to Abhorrence

Violence against women and girls - is Labour making progress? asks Karen Constantine Change begins”, reads the 2024 Labour Party Conference strap line. I attended...

Capital Redeemed?

With big business left virtually untouched Bryn Jones sees Chancellor Reeves’ rejection of the everyday economy opening the way to a Harris-style defeat In 2017...

The Unseen Struggles

Sabia Kamali reports on the rising wave of hate crimes against Muslim women in the UK In the United Kingdom, Muslim women are increasingly subject...

Portents from Austria

As a party with Nazi roots tops the poll in Austria Patrick Costello examines the far right threat across Europe The clear win by Austria’s...

Ending the assault on Lebanon

Don Flynn says the depths of Lebanese enmity are an obstacle to Israel remaking the Middle East At the time of writing speculation is rife about...

NHS – Condition Critical but Cash is Key

Darzi has delivered a diagnosis for the NHS - now we need to know the treatment will be evidence based says Dr John Puntis Lord...

Budget – some repairs but no redistribution

Victor Anderson says it looks like austerity is postponed until 2026 while the rich escape again How you assess a Budget depends a lot on...