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No reliance on Good Friday As shown by the resignation of Arlene Foster, unionism is in profound crisis. But can the left take the lead and build working class unity? Anne McShane reports on the Conference for an Alternative United Ireland An online conference took place on April 24 to discuss the question of winning a united Ireland. There were no official organisers of the event. The Facebook page stated only that “Trade unionists, socialists and activists have come together to organise a �...

Chatham House ‘left’ Who stands for what and who says what - such basic information should not be treated as the private property of a select few. Derek James calls for openness After over a year of ‘political lockdown’ following Labour’s general election defeat in 2019, the election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader and the continuing witch-hunt, the Labour left now stands at something of a crossroads. The ‘official left’, in the form of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs and the...

Letters Free speech The Labour Campaign for Free Speech has postponed its next meeting again, from April 24 to May 29, citing “diary clashes” - fair enough, if a little disappointing. Even more disappointing, I thought, was the agenda item (and I can no longer find the agenda on the website) on the discussion over a difference of opinion revealed at the opening conference in February. This was regarding the ‘Charter for Free Speech’, item one. This reads, at the moment, in full: “With...

Yassamine Mather attacks the sham presidential election and the imperialist-financed opposition alike

Hauled before courts of injustice Against the background of continuing tensions in Syria and Iraq, Esen Uslu reports on the legal assault on the internal Kurdish opposition A new and all-encompassing legal challenge against the soft-left, pro-Kurdish HDP (People’s Democratic Party) has started in Ankara’s criminal courts. The trumped-up charges against over 100 leading figures in the party are mostly related to speeches made by HDP members in parliament during the defence of the town of Kob...

Two days left Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund As I write, there are just two days left to reach our £2,000 fighting fund target for April, but at the moment we don’t even have £1,500. Unfortunately the last week has been another disappointing one - a mere £170 came our way, taking the running total to just £1,457. There were, despite that, a couple of highlights which stood out: £50 donations from both DB (via PayPal) and JT (standing order). Other SOs were from DR ...

Necessity of social control We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty Several thousand demonstrated on April 24 in central London under the banner, ‘Unite for Freedom’. Marching closely together, some carried home-made ‘No to vaccine passports’ placards, while others paraded alongside a giant, inflatable syringe, and most chanted slogans such as, ‘Freedom!’, ‘Take off your mask!’ and ‘Lockdowns kill’. Looking at those atten...

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By Lauryn Snapp Country stars have been known to talk DERBY. As we approach the 2021 Kentucky Derby, happening May 1st, we thought it would be fun to round up a gallery of the hottest country stars to ever grace the “Greatest Two Minutes In Sports.”  So, pour yourself a Mint Julip, make a Derby Pie, put on your fanciest hat, and place your bets on the ponies that’ll win, place, and show at “The Run For The Roses.”  Check out our favorite pics below. We guess that  Brooks & Dunn w...

Apr 27, 2021 Im a big NASCAR guy all year round, but even more so when they get to a superspeedway. The 4 races a year at Daytona and Talledega provide an added layer of excitement because the races are just pure chaos from start to finish. Virtually anyone that enters has a punchers chance of pulling an upset win, and big crashes are well known at these types of tracks too. We already saw one underdog winner at Daytona earlier this year in Michael McDowell, and I was pulling for him to take th...