The basis for 20th-century social democracy in Britain is gone, argues ANDREW MURRAY – but there are measures a Burnham government could take that would break with neoliberalism
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A summer of smears has left us more determined than ever to fight for justice and equality
Labour urgently needs to stand above the cynical campaign against the leadership, and fight racism in all its forms, says JULIA BARD
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
THIS summer’s relentless attacks on Jeremy Corbyn, using allegations of anti-semitism as a blunt weapon, have left a legacy of fear, paralysis and anger among the Labour left.
But as the conference season approached and it became clear that the leadership had not collapsed under the assault, many members, driven by anger at the cynicism of the attacks, have emerged with new energy and determination to protect and nurture the unique opportunity we have to create a more just and egalitarian society.
The fear was cynically provoked by a series of ferocious and increasingly irrational attacks on the Labour leadership.
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