Saying sorry over Gaza and pleasing no-one. Behind Ed Sheeran’s unconvincing apologies there lies a complex network of commercial interests, political pressures and institutional power, writes Carl Collins weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

To understand the wars engulfing the Middle East today, it is not enough to begin with the February 28 combined assault on Iran by the US and Israel or even October 7 2023 and Gaza, says Yassamine Mather weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Our CPGB aggregate of members, associate members and supporters had two sessions. The first concerned the Middle East and that was followed by an assessment of CU 2026. Farzad Kamangar reports weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

We have been sent this call for international regroupment. The form a world party takes in the future is for the future. But there are some immediate practical steps that can be taken and we will be outlining our thoughts and proposals in the near future. weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Today’s royal family is a load-bearing institution of the capitalist state, inseparable from the continuity of that state. It will not be brought down by this or that scandal, let alone an embittered former brother-in-law bent on revenge, says Paul Demarty weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Mega-donations are not the only way to gain access and influence - there is also the role played by the media, think-tanks, schools, universities and charities. We need to build our own institutions along with the necessary finances, argues Eddie Ford weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Politics are still going to the right. But in Berlin, Die Linke is now the biggest party. Should it compromise and form a red-red-green city administration? No, says Carla Roberts. Better, far better, to be a principled party of opposition weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

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Football attracts millions of devoted followers, yet many clubs show regular losses. But narrow-minded left commentators regularly complain that money and pursuit of profit is ruining the beautiful game. It is more complex than that, writes Carl Collins weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Mike Belbin reviews Christopher Nolan (writer and director) The Odyssey 2026, general release weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Pilot tests are already ongoing and fully autonomous vehicles are expected on UK roads by the second half of 2027. But what happens when there is a crash, when someone dies? Legal rules will protect the capitalists, suggests Mike Macnair weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Deadly heatwaves, devastating wildfires and terrible floods - and El Niño has not even reached its peak. Communists say we need extreme measures if we are to avoid climate catastrophe, writes Eddie Ford weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Ed Miliband has given an inch. Even though it is a token, we should be encouraged and take renewed strength. Yassamine Mather calls for full sanctions, boycotts and strikes weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

With the world seemingly headed towards another generalised war, Marcus Strom argues that a popular militia and democratic self-defence is the best option for workers in Australia. Not Aukus and nuclear-powered subs weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Jacob Coxon’s very public resignation from Anthropic has once again raised the spectre of the AI apocalypse. But which AI apocalypse? Paul Demarty weighs up the risks to humanity weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Three times as many people have died from the toxic pollution caused by the September 11 2001 attack on the Twin Towers than the attack itself - but other questions remain. Carla Roberts and Alex Maxwell look back 25 years weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…

Despite the financial scandals, pushback from the liberal establishment and reduced polling numbers, in Birmingham Nigel Farage reached out to the capitalist class, writes Eddie Ford weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/16…