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Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Unions and MPs tell PM to quit after Burnham's triumph in Makerfield

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham is declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 19, 2026
Editorial / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
   A man rides a bicycle beside the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Arms Trade / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
STEADFAST RESISTANCE: UCU members at Edinburgh University on a five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university budget, September 2025
Education / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday

Hockney
Opinion / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

GREGORY SALTER draws attention to the fact that the kind of state support that David Hockney received is simply not on offer today

England's Harry Kane (9) cools off during a hydration break of the World Cup Group L soccer match between England and Croatia in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, June 17, 2026
Men’s Football / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Concerns grow over whether new stoppage rules serve profit rather than football’s integrity, writes JAMES NALTON

Fox hunters near Bawtry in South Yorkshire, December 26, 2018
Animal Cruelty / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
10 in Downing Street in London, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Free will-writing service
MORE SYMBOLIC THAN SUBSTANTIAL: Colombian Navy ship ARC Caribe in a deserted Havana port after delivering humanitarian aid last Friday, June 12, 2926
Latin America / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination

STEADFAST RESISTANCE: UCU members at Edinburgh University on a five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university budget, September 2025
Education / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday

High water levels on the River Wye in Hereford which has burst it's banks, after Storm Darragh hit Britain and Ireland, December 8, 2024
Borderlands: A Country Diary / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON

A health worker doing admin
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and party candidate Robert Kenyon outside St Aidan's Parish Centre in Wigan, before Kenyon casts his vote in the Makerfield by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 18, 2026
Analysis / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS

Unison flag
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains

Lewis Moody and his son Dylan (left) arriving at his former school, Oakham School in Rutland, on day three of the Lewis Moody XV Cycle Challenge, June 16, 2026
Men’s Rugby Union / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Britain's Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita celebrate after finishing third in the Women's 4x100 Metres Relay Final on day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 26, 2023
Athletics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
12-11-2025 of former England goalkeeper Mary Earps
Women’s Football / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
you must live
Book Review / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems

attila
Attila the Stockbroker / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

The bard joins the Carnival Against Fascism, which summer fun sends him down Memory Lane

fotw
Film of the Week / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama

round up
Cinema / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

MARIA DUARTE and MICHAL BONCZA review Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Familiar Touch, Nino, and Toy Story 5

Healing
Follow the Movement / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND

explosive
Book Review / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

ALEX HALL welcomes an analysis of how modern capitalism is deeply intertwined with emotions, and their manipulation