Labour divisions grow as Burnham mulls challenge
Opposition to Starmer could be channelled into a new ‘left’ challenge to restore Labour’s fortunes
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Sri Lanka: JVP puts interests of IMF above workers and peasants
After winning a landslide victory, the JVP-led government is acting to stabilise Sri Lankan capitalism
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Victory for anti-corruption protests in Ukraine
Zelensky forced to abandon reforms in the face of widespread demonstrations
Reeve’s economic plan
By Peter Main On 11 June, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her Comprehensive Spending Review. This will be the clearest
A message from the markets
Labour’s insistence that fiscal rules are rules is a warning to workers and unions that it plans to put profit first.
Review: Capitalist China and Socialist Revolution
By Peter Main In this short pamphlet, Simon Hannah seeks to, ‘outline the recent history of China as well as
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BRICS+ Where next for the bloc of emerging economies?
At its August conference in South Africa, the BRICS group of ‘emerging markets’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) agreed to accept six new members.
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What’s behind the recent bank collapses?
Silicon Valley, Signature, Credit Suisse, the first of many?
Mini-budget: This was what Brexit was really about
By Peter Main At first sight, Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-budget” looks like nothing more than pandering to the Tory members who
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Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev, 1932–2022
In death, as in life, the role and significance of Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on August 30 and was buried on September 3, remains disputed.
Elizabeth Windsor (1926–2022)
HOUR AFTER hour of obsequious commentary, constant updating on the progress of the coffin towards London, an uninterrupted procession of
Left maintains NEC seats – despite Momentum
Four of the five candidates of the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance were elected to the NEC.
Economy: The worst is yet to come
Assumptions that damage to the UK economy was inevitable have now been backed up with concrete evidence.
Sri Lanka: economic meltdown sparks mass revolt
Once hailed as a model of development, Sri Lanka is facing complete economic breakdown
Sri Lanka: For a Constituent Assembly!
By Peter Main Rajapaksa is sending his thugs to kill us”, that was the one line message sent to the