A 1936 confrontation with Mosley’s BUF became part of a wider international struggle, with local activists later joining the fight against fascism in the Spanish civil war. TONY FOX tells the story ahead of a 90th anniversary commemoration event
Full speed ahead for rail nationalisation
It’s amazing what governments can do when pushed to act in the public interest, says TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES
Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY
SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that Germany’s military resurgence and revival of old hostilities towards Russia have dangerous implications for Europe and beyond
MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded
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Despite forming most of Britain’s trade union membership, women continue to endure harassment, inequality and minimal support for their sex-based rights, warns VALERIE COULTAS
ON MARCH 23 2020, the Tory government — yes that’s right, those ideological champions of privatisation and the invisible hand of the market — took “temporary” control of our railways.
The arrangement in March was set to last for six months, but it’s now clear that the old franchising business as usual simply won’t work. Guaranteed payouts to shareholders regardless of how rail services were run were a complete scandal and must never be allowed to return.
Throughout the pandemic, our railways are keeping vital services running to get our key workers to where they need to be and safely home again and to ensure food supplies and medicines get to our shops and pharmacies — clearly showing just how essential they are to our well-being.
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