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Issue - 2819
Dated - 23 Aug 2022
The mass strike, leaders and political parties

Strikes are the key to transforming society

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Six very resolute Edinburgh refuse strike pickets in yellow hi-vis jackets in front of banner reading Cosla living crisis
News

Edinburgh refuse strike opens a wider fightback

The festivals and fringe are litter-strewn
22 August 2022
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Boris Johnson and US president Joe Biden
Comment

Ukraine war entering a deadly new phase

War in Ukraine continues
22 August 2022
Salman Rushdie
Letters

Letters—The right’s demand for free speech is pure hypocrisy

The right pose as free speech defenders
22 August 2022
Trade union leaders
Comment

Why we now urgently need united and escalating strikes

Strikes need to escalate
22 August 2022
Childcare setting
Background Check

‘Parents are in crisis’—childcare on the brink

Some 4000 childcare providers closed last year
22 August 2022
Tom Sturridge as the Sandman stands in a church-like room, light streaming through stained glass windows, with a raven on his shoulder
Reviews & Culture

The Sandman finally gets the adaptation it deserves

A fantasy-horror with a diverse cast of characters
22 August 2022
Around 60 exuberant strikers in red hi-vis jackets and with red Unite union flags
News

Felixstowe dock strikers show the power to win on pay

'Workers have lost faith in the management'
21 August 2022
Black Lives Matter protest 2020
Features

Five questions on revolutionary organisation

Importance of a revolutionary party
21 August 2022
News

Tories cover up the brutality of Rwanda deportations

Courts help the government hide the truth
21 August 2022
A dense crowd of hundreds for RMT strike in Liverppol with red RMT flags and union banners
News

Big marches and rallies in solidarity with the rail strike battle

Vibrant marches showed the potential for class unity
20 August 2022
Hundreds gather in south London theatre for launch of the Enough is Enough campaign
Features

Enough is Enough launch shows mood to turn the tide

Enough is Enough launch participants' voices
20 August 2022
News

As Tories and bosses attack, rail workers strike back

Escalate to strike out the Tories
20 August 2022