Issue 1579 - 02 April 2026
Together, but for what?
Hundreds of thousands rallied in central London on March 28. Yes, the spirit was great. Yes, it was much bigger than Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the kingdom’ rally. But where, asks Ian Spencer, does the Together Alliance’s broad-as-possible politics take us?
Letters
Seismic threat; YP end game; YP conference; Divisive YP nats; Protest routine; United fronts; Sectarian rubbish; Polanski Alt; Labour confusion; Kirov conspiracy
Getting ready to govern
It is very telling that Zack Polanski missed his own party’s conference. He feared embarrassment. But he need not have worried. The Greens have plenty of checks and balances against democracy and the membership is largely passive, says Carla Roberts
Getting the right headlines
James Meadway’s ‘DOGE of the left’ is very much about marketing and very little about substance. Despite the technocratic wonkery, there can be no escaping basic class and global realities. Paul Demarty assesses eco‑populism and finds it wanting
We will not be silent
Claims by the Irish government to be a staunch ally of Palestine have been well and truly exposed. However, while Micheál Martin kowtows before imperialism, members of Kneecap show a brave defiance. They are far from alone. Anne McShane reports
Fridays black and red
Marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, Jack Conrad charts the transition from an aristocratic Con-Lib two-party system to the bourgeois Con-Lab two-party system. Though the first Labour government was a tame affair, it set the stage for an historic clash of class against class
Assessments and perspectives
After a raft of amendments, the following perspectives were unanimously agreed at the March 22 AGM of CPGB members
Destruction and instability
Is Iran winning the war? Is mere survival victory? Yassamine Mather examines the structural changes taking place which have largely sidelined the position of supreme leader and brought the IRGC very much to the fore