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    Their hour of glory: Trades councils and the 1926 general strike

    Joe Redmayne reflects on the role of trades councils during the 1926 general strike

  • A crowd protesting against the government in Iran, most with their faces covered

    Is a left victory possible in Iran?

    Despite brutal crackdowns against protestors, Iran’s dictatorship is weaker than it has been in decades. Bahram Soroush examines how the left might chart a path to power

  • A black and white photograph of several people and their belongings sheltering in the London Underground during the Second World War

    Storming the Savoy: a communist history of the Blitz

    During World War II, the Communist Party led efforts to secure shelter for ordinary Londoners amid the horrors of the Blitz. Fergus Lamb examines the impact and legacy of its success

  • A group photo of members of Your Party's Tower Halmets group with anti-fascist banners

    Your Party, our roots

    Away from the Your Party inaugural conference, its seeds are growing into roots across the UK. John Stephens reports on the branch members forging their own paths to action

  • A black and white photograph showing the Petrograd Soviet in session, with crowds of delegates in a busy, semi-circular chamber taken from above

    Key words: Dual Power

    Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism

  • The TWT logo in black and white print with arrows and read dots

    The World Transformed: giving history a push

    TWT is back, with a new approach to galvanise the British left. Join us to shake off nostalgia, get organised and rise to meet growing threats, write Andrea Gilbert, Lydia Phillips and Isaac Rose

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood at a lectern in front of Number 10 Downing Street

    The Starmer Symptom – review

    As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

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