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Don’t let the vote to leave the European Union be written off as backward

The campaign for a “People’s Vote” on Brexit is based on liberal snobbery toward workers, says Sadie Robinson

Italy’s racist government rejects refugees

When 629 people were rescued from drowning they might have expected to be treated with some humanity.

Trump’s imperialist deal with North Korea won’t bring peace

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un patted themselves on the back after signing a “peace deal” on Tuesday.

One year on - the Grenfell Tower fire is a symbol of a world built for the rich

The fire at Grenfell Tower is a symbol of decades of attacks on working class people.

Don’t be complacent about fascist threat

Nobody should now be in any doubt about the threat from the far right in Britain.

Exploit Tory Brexit split

Theresa May is taking a gamble next week which, if it fails, could sink her.

Reject Trump’s bigotry, not just his trade deals

Tory prime minister Theresa May was “deeply disappointed” at her friend Donald Trump this week.

What’s the answer to grim strike stats?

The strike figures for 2017, released last week, make depressing reading.

Italy’s crisis shows how the EU and bosses rule

Italy in the last few days has shown the reality of capitalist power and its lack of concern for democracy.

Mamoudou Gassama case shows the price of citizenship

Good news came recently to all undocumented migrants living in fear of the French state. All they have to do to gain citizenship is save a child’s life.

Livingstone case shows it’s risky for Corbyn to appease the right

Every time the Labour right have confronted Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters in open combat they’ve been defeated, usually humiliatingly. But they’ve just been allowed to score a major victory

Regional rivalries lie behind Trump shifts

Why is Donald Trump destabilising the Middle East? For that’s what he’s doing by moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and withdrawing from the nuclear deal with Iran.

Get out of Afghanistan

At least 400 extra British troops could soon be sent to Afghanistan.

Media bias over Israeli state hits a new low

The murder of Palestinians on Monday had a perpetrator, a criminal actor. It was Israel whose snipers fired into the crowds.

Cultural boycott is a way to expose Israel

The Israeli government has poured millions of pounds into promoting musicians and artists as the liberal face of Israel, explicitly to replace stories of its occupation of Palestine.

Israel - the imperialist outpost in the Middle East

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe. This is how Palestinians describe the expulsion of 850,000 Palestinians from their homes by Israeli forces in 1948.

Press regulation would only protect rich and powerful

The Tories and press barons got their way last week.

Labour left must not give in to right over immigration

Promising to control levels of migration is a well trodden path for Labour. It’s not one the left should follow, writes Alistair Farrow

Tories won’t be toppled unless we push harder

Crisis after crisis piles on top of Theresa May. For all the moaning of right wing Labour MPs, the Tories lost the local elections in England last week.