‘Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?’ SOLOMON HUGHES explains how Britain’s academy schools programme is really based on a plan by George W Bush
Features | Wednesday 15th Aug 2018 In Northern Ireland, Lord Adonis is rooting for a second referendum
Thursday 16th Aug 2018 Talk of national governments and new parties shows the desperation of those opposed to a radical Labour government by Richard Burgon
Wednesday 15th Aug 2018 The media refuse to name male violence against women in their reporting – and this harms our society Two men whose mother and sister were murdered by their father have written a new book to improve awareness of the gendered nature of domestic abuse and how it should be viewed as a national and international health crisis. RUTH HUNT reports
Wednesday 15th Aug 2018 Being poor should be no barrier to participating in Labour CHARLOTTE HUGHES was deselected as a Labour candidate for a local by-election for having an outstanding council tax debt. She explains why she hopes the party will change to improve working-class participation
Wednesday 15th Aug 2018 Obituary Felicia Langer, communist, lawyer and fighter for peace and justice in Palestine December 9 1930 – June 21 2018 JOHN GREEN remembers the activist whose main concern was always a just and fair peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, the recipient of the German Federal Order of Merit and the Bruno Kreisky prize for human rights
Tuesday 14th Aug 2018 Stoking a climate of fear is no help to anyone Anti-semitism must be strongly resisted, but some are using false claims to boost their own agenda, says CHELLEY RYAN
Tuesday 14th Aug 2018 Humans are now the greatest threat to planet Earth – so why aren’t we hearing about it? Front page news has been focused on ‘Russian meddling’ in the US election and Brexit negotiations — while subjects that define our planet go unmentioned, says SHANE QUINN
Monday 13th Aug 2018 Marc Wadsworth’s struggle ‘is not right vs left, but right vs wrong’ MARKUS KEANEY reports from a recent meeting at which race equality champion Marc Wadsworth spoke to clear his name from allegations of anti-semitism
Tuesday 14th Aug 2018 A diverse renewable heat sector is urgently needed Geothermal energy is a viable low-carbon option for Scotland and the rest of Britain, writes SEAN WATSON
Sunday 12th Aug 2018 A celebration of anti-fascist unity in central London THE spirit of Cable Street was evoked in Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church at the weekend as the left came together to vow a fightback against the
Sunday 12th Aug 2018 Sanctions on Iran step up threat of war The next step in the undeclared war on Iran has been taken by the United States, with the first wave of sanctions imposed last week, following the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Jane Green reports on the short-term impact and possible long-term consequences
