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Dated - 18 Apr 2017
Theresa May calls for snap general election—our chance to get the Tories out

Theresa May’s has called for a general election on 8 June—it means we have a chance to get her rotten Tory government out.

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Over 20,000 march on racist AfD party's conference in Germany
International

Over 20,000 march on racist AfD party’s conference in Germany

Over 20,000 people protested against the racist Alternative for Germany (AfD) conference in Cologne last Saturday. 
23 April 2017
Establishment parties in crisis and fascists on rise after first round of French election
International

Establishment parties in crisis and fascists on rise after first round of French election

For the first time neither of France’s main parties will be represented in the second round of its presidential elections, after an historic upset in Sunday’s first round.
23 April 2017
Turkish referendum showed problems facing country's authoritarian ruler
Comment

Turkish referendum showed problems facing country’s authoritarian ruler

The Turkish referendum result last week showed up the problems facing the increasingly authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 
23 April 2017
Unite union leader Len McCluskey is re-elected—but vote shows up big problems in union
News

Unite union leader Len McCluskey is re-elected—but vote shows up big problems in union

Len McCluskey has been re-elected general secretary of the Unite union, it was announced on Friday.
23 April 2017
New Labour—things only got worse
Features

New Labour—things only got worse

New Labour swept into office 20 years ago this week. Nick Clark explains how the party is still being punished today for Blair’s attempts to sideline the working class
22 April 2017
After seven years of Tory rule—seven reasons to end it
Features

After seven years of Tory rule—seven reasons to end it

Tory governments have waged war on ordinary people since 2010, helped until 2015 by their Lib Dem allies. Of the countless reasons to kick them out, Eleanor Claxton-Mayer and Alistair Farrow explain seven of the key ones
21 April 2017
Five reasons to squeeze the rich until the pips squeak
News

Five reasons to squeeze the rich until the pips squeak

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s speech has led to howls of rage and amazement from the media and the Tories.
20 April 2017
'Labour will overturn rigged system'—Jeremy Corbyn launches election campaign
News

‘Labour will overturn rigged system’—Jeremy Corbyn launches election campaign

The Labour Party’s general election campaign got off to a fighting start this morning, Thursday. Launching it in Westminster, central London, Jeremy Corbyn attacked the rich—and pledged that Labour would “overturn this rigged system”.
20 April 2017
Workers at three south east London schools strike against education cuts
News

Workers at three south east London schools strike against education cuts

Workers at three south east London schools are on strike against cuts today, Thursday. As the Tories plan to impose drastic cuts on schools across England, the workers are at the forefront of the battle to defend education.
20 April 2017
Five schools in Dunbartonshire shut by strike
News

Scottish college lecturers plan escalating strikes ahead of local elections

Scottish college lecturers have announced a series of escalating strikes to force bosses at 20 colleges to honour an equal pay deal struck over a year ago.
19 April 2017
BMW workers rev up for round of strikes with solid first walkout
News

BMW workers rev up for round of strikes with solid first walkout

Workers mounted a solid picket line outside the Mini car factory in Cowley, Oxfordshire, on Thursday. It was the first in a round of coordinated walkouts by Unite union members against BMW bosses’ plans to rob up to 6,000 workers of their pensions. 
19 April 2017
Donald Trump’s row with North Korea could prove deadly
International

Donald Trump’s row with North Korea could prove deadly

Warmongering US president Donald Trump is ramping up tensions across the world to assert the US’s global dominance.
18 April 2017