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As Ethiopia seeks debt relief amid economic crisis, private lenders are pursuing legal action for bigger profits. By Tim Jones.

Britain’s rail unions reflect on the legacy of 1926.

Labour lawyer Franck Magennis talks to Decca Muldowney about the legacy of strike-breaking legislation.

The general strike of 1926 is often told through the voices of those who opposed it. Less known are the rich and diverse experiences of the working-class people who leapt to the defence of striking miners around the country: downing tools, setting up strike commitees and soup kitchens.

As millions of British workers downed tools in 1926, solidarity for the locked-out miners spread across the globe. Edd Mustill explores the forgotten international story that shaped the struggle.

From 1926 to 2026. A century on, Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney examine Britain’s only general strike, a walk out with a scale and impact that remains unprecedented in the country’s history. What can movements learn from it today?

Keir Starmer and a key adviser smash the British left in a tale of sordid deceit. But does it give them too much credit? By Dexter Govan.

At the height of the Cold War the British state launched a sprawling surveillance campaign against the peace movement. Bethany Rielly tells the extraordinary story.

Suspended for defying Labour’s rightward drift, Zarah Sultana is emerging as the uncompromising new face of Britain’s left — young, principled, and unafraid to take on the establishment.

New Internationalists' view on the proscription of protest.

Writer, activist and former British Black Panther Farrukh Dhondy reflects with Subi Shah on his inspirations and what we can learn from the current state of world politics.

The Global South is rapidly reducing its reliance on old imperial powers. Vijay Prashad argues this presents an unprecedented opportunity to refashion economies and societies for good.

Starmer courts Trump at the expense of UK rights and digital protections, by Anita Bhadani.

Ruth Rohde and Jack Cinamon explain how the US and Britain went from selling bombs for use against Yemen to dropping them themselves.

Jaclynn Ashly explores how the haunting legacy of Britain’s internment camps has shaped Kenya, and why it’s important to keep the fading memories alive.

Polyp tells the story of the movement that shook up civil rights in Britain – and refused the limitations of respectable politics.

So-called RAF bases filled with US military personnel are a tell-tale sign of Britain’s key role in US imperialism – not simply as a willing agent, but as a compliant subject. By Matt Kennard.

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

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Leader of the British Labour Party.