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ANTI-WAR events will take place across the country today to counter 100th anniversary celebrations of Britain’s entry into WWI.
Britain’s recent record of foreign wars, including Iraq and Afghanistan, its commitment to Nato expansion and support for Israeli aggression make it essential that there is a strong anti-war message on the day, says Stop The War.
The campaign group is organising a No Glory — No More War rally in Parliament Square this evening from 6.30pm aimed at countering Prime Minister David Cameron’s “celebration” and “glorification” of the WWI centenary.
![Exhumation of a mass grave of 26 Spanish Republicans killed by the fascists at Estépar, near Burgos. They were among an estimated 2,500 executions carried out in the area [Pic: Mario Modesto Mata /Creative Commons]](https://morningstaronline.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/1280px-Spanish_Civil_War_-_Mass_grave_-_Este%CC%81par%2C_Burgos.jpg.webp?itok=CRZDhTXK)
Historical shame prevents the International Brigades and those Spaniards who supported the Republic from being properly recognised and honoured, writes NOELIA SANCHEZ
![Harry Pollitt (right) with International Brigade volunteer David Guest, who was killed at the Ebro in July 1938 [Pic: Marx Memorial Library]](https://morningstaronline.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/a-2_a_50b_Harry%20Pollitt_David_Guest.jpg.webp?itok=Ag0u-8n5)
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
BEN CHACKO says in different ways, the centenary of the General Strike and that of Fidel Castro’s birth point to priority tasks for the British left in the coming year