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THE drive towards an authoritarian state continued at the weekend as the Tories announced legislation to prevent elected local authorities from pursuing ethical investment policies.
The more you think about it, the more outrageous this is. Far from the picture painted by Communities and Local Government Minister Greg Clark and Cabinet Office Minister Matthew Hancock, this has nothing to do with preventing “militant”authorities from “undermining our international security” — whatever that is.
In fact, this legislation will force local authorities to invest in the arms trade and in production in illegal settlements in Palestine, as long as these investments secure a decent rate of return — which no doubt they do.
ARTHUR WEST surveys the achievements of the Scottish campaign against South African apartheid and how we can draw on them to fight a rising far right
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
In the run-up to the Communist Party congress in November ROB GRIFFITHS outlines a few ideas regarding its participation in the elections of May 2026
The shared path of the South African Communist Party and the ANC to the ballot box has found itself at a junction. SABINA PRICE reports