Labour leader Keir Starmer has defended the Western invasion of Afghanistan and called for further Nato military alliance action to “apply pressure on the Taliban”.
Here are some of our key articles written as the regime in Afghanistan collapsed, a grievous defeat for British and US imperialism
One million workers are employed by businesses at critical risk of closing operations within the next three months.
A group of scientists have leaked their own forthcoming report because they think politicians will interfere to blunt their policy recommendations
Woolwich Ferry workers in London have launched more strikes after talks with Transport for London bosses broke down
Ballots for the Unite union general secretary election close on Monday 23 August
More health unions are balloting their members over the government’s appalling 3 percent pay rise for NHS workers in England
Production staff at Greater Manchester flooring firm Polyflor are continuing their strikes
A day of action against the Tories’ protest-smashing police bill has been called for Saturday. Demonstrations are set to take place in London and other cities to resist the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill.
Another principled left winger purged from the Labour Party means the ‘stay and fight’ strategy is even less credible, argues Nick Clark.
After 20 years, at least a quarter of a million killings and trillions of pounds spent on military assaults, the Taliban has overthrown the Western-backed government in Afghanistan.
No one should be in any doubt that Afghanistan was Britain’s war as much as it was the US’s.
