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The second superpower: February 15 2003
Although it came very close, the enormous Stop the War demonstration 20 years ago did not stop the Iraq war – but we must remember the huge impact it had on Britain’s ability to wage future wars, says IAN SINCLAIR
VIBRANT: Anti-war demonstrators make their way down to piccadilly in central London in Hyde Park, February 2003
TONY BURKE pays tribute to a dedicated trade unionist and true internationalist who helped organise workers from Britain to Bangladesh
NASUWT leader MATT WRACK says schools are crying out for serious investment — and there are other immediate changes a new prime minister could and should enact
Keir Starmer’s resignation speech seemed to be coming from a different universe, or maybe it was just a fanfaronade of falsehoods, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Starmer will be judged on his record, but it would be wrong to view him in isolation from the crisis of the British political establishment, says the COMMUNIST PARTY in its official statement on the PM’s resignation
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
IN two key respects, there is a broad consensus about the February 15 2003 anti-Iraq war march.
First, it’s understood to be the largest political demonstration in British history, with over one million people marching in London.
Second, it is generally considered a total failure, something many on the left also believe.
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