The Manifesto in History
The final instalment of Harold Laski’s 1948 introduction to The Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party looks at the application of the Manifesto’s principles in practice – and its relevance to the Labour government.
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Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
The final instalment of Harold Laski’s 1948 introduction to The Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party looks at the application of the Manifesto’s principles in practice – and its relevance to the Labour government.
The CWU’s upcoming ballot in Royal Mail isn’t just a fight against management attacks on workers’ terms and conditions – it’s a battle for the future of the postal service itself.
There’s only one candidate in the Labour leadership race committed to undoing Thatcher’s anti-union laws and rebuilding the labour movement – that’s Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Last night’s landslide victory in Nevada catapulted Bernie Sanders to the front of the Democratic field – and was built on a broad, working-class coalition that could take him all the way to the White House.
Wirral’s Solar Campus was a global pioneer in the field of ecology. Its gradual destruction tells a story about how idealistic social and architectural ideas have been ground down by class and regional inequalities.
By next month, Mike Bloomberg will have eclipsed the most expensive presidential campaign in US history. His attempt to buy the presidency is an exercise in destroying democracy.
On the centenary of the Communist Manifesto’s publication in 1948, the Labour Party asked Harold Laski to write an introduction for party members. We republish a section of his essay today.
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward on why he and his union back Rebecca Long-Bailey as the best chance of avoiding ‘death by a thousand compromises.’
The Communist Manifesto was first published on this day in 1848. A century later, the Labour Party produced an appreciation of the Manifesto by Harold Laski – which Tribune will republish this weekend.
Lauren Townsend discusses her background organising low-paid workers, her campaign for Labour’s NEC – and how she plans to empower party members if she wins the seat.
For thousands who joined the party and millions of supporters beyond, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership meant hope for a better future. As he steps down, it’s our job to keep that hope alive.
The latest Tory threats against the BBC come after years of hollowing out the service by right-wing ideologues – if the Left is to defend it, we have to provide a vision of real public service broadcaster.
Universities across Britain are responding to financial pressure by creating pools of insecure and disposable workers. The fight against this casualisation will be at the heart of tomorrow’s UCU strike.
The Andrew Sabisky affair is likely to be only the first of many Tory racism scandals as the new government sets about dividing our communities in the interests of the rich, argues Claudia Webbe.
Unless the Labour Party gets bolder on constitutional questions, defeats like the one it suffered in Scotland in December will be permanent, argues Richard Leonard.
Scottish Labour’s deputy leadership election will determine much about the party’s future – and only Matt Kerr is putting forward a plan that offers hope for renewal.
Liam Young on why he’s standing on a socialist platform for the London Assembly, and why he’ll fight for Londoners inside and outside of City Hall.
Rishi Sunak’s appointment was trumpeted as a break with Thatcherism – but his record of supporting tax cuts for the rich and corporations suggests he’s straight out of the Tory mould.
Rebecca Long-Bailey was derided for suggesting that workers should have a right not to answer emails after hours – but unless Labour is prepared to tackle the changing world of work, the party’s future is bleak.
In the months since the coup d’état in Bolivia, the Añez government has aligned itself with hardline right-wing forces across the region – and made a mockery of Western ‘democratisation’ narratives.