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Elections were held in Bangladesh in February 2026 which was won by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party with the Islamist Jamaal-e-Islami party coming second and forming the opposition. Prior to this the Bangladesh Awami...

The UK's famously unwritten constitution means the country is effectively governed by the Privy Council and its executive committee in the Cabinet, composed of what John Mclean called 'The Old Gang' in his open letter...

Israeli weapon systems and tactics , touted and priced as "battle tested" on Palestinians, are being applied in their current war on Iran and Lebanon, employing a strategy aimed at destroying the resistance and its...

Keir Starmer and his leadership team do not pretend to be socialists, or even reformists. They are advocates of the status quo, establishment managerialists of a socio-economy in enduring crisis, and a foreign policy in...

Europe is weaker relative to the US now than at any time since the end of World War 2 – the result of deliberate US strategy to subordinate its allies in order to create a disciplined bloc ready for major war against...

On 28th February the United States and Israel launched an unprovoked military aggression against Iran, assassinated its Supreme Leader and many more of its political and military leadership. Operation Epic fury had the...

The West’s multifaceted crisis is undermining the established norms of power, alliances and economic systems. This has been exposed and made worse by the United States and Israel’s war against Iran and all its...

A poem by Tawfiq Zayyad (1929-1994) who was a Palestinian leader and member of the Israeli Communist Party. He was elected to the Knesset in 1973, representing Rakah and later Hadash until his death in 1994. He was...

Many difficulties face contemporary lorry drivers, from working within a complex employment network disconnected from their clients to being closely watched and managed by GPS, digital tachographs, and advanced driver...

How China foresaw the unravelling of the post war liberal international order many years ago and set about protecting itself from the expected increase in aggression from the the USA.

Neither truth nor honestly held opinion are defences against prosecution under the current anti terror legislation which seeks to stifle public debate about Palestine and other matters under alleged national security...

Jurors are temporary actors in a judicial system designed to protect property and profit. At the same time, they are admitted into that system in a role that accords them real powers as well as access to privileged...

Podcast 152 - Latin America - The United States and China by Socialist Correspondent

Trumps radical foreign policy marks a seismic shift in US strategy and leaves the pretence of a rules based order reeling.

The world is more dangerous than it's ever been. The US has escalated a campaign of reckless violence across the globe to try to offset its long-term decline. This strategy is not a Trumpist aberration but is fully...