IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
From apartheid to genocide?
HILARY WISE reports on Acknowledging Israel’s Apartheid, a Cardiff conference held by Amnesty International and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign calling for a concerted response to Israel’s war
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
THE first major British conference on Palestine since October 7 was held in Cardiff’s Temple of Peace last weekend.
This was a fitting venue, given Wales’s proud history of progressive politics and its leading role in the anti-apartheid movement from the ’80s.
Betty Hunter, honorary president of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), opened the conference, saying: “The need for the conference has been underlined by the terrible violence over the past weeks and the wonderful level of support is most encouraging.”
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