WW archive > Issue 1595 - 23 July 2026
Cut from the same cloth
Andy Burnham claims he will head a ‘cost of living’ government that will bring back hope and turn the page on 40 years of Thatcherism. But he will do nothing of the sort, reckons Eddie Ford
Letters
SWP booted; Neo Spart nats; Unite election; Follow SF lead; 1905 dreaming; Still going strong; My permission; Domesticated left; Follow Mandelson; Ageism as well
Polemic, not shibboleths
Overthrowing capitalism entails a culture of radical free speech, not least in the left and our own movement. Paul Demarty responds to the ‘N-word affair’
Break from failed nostrums
Decision-making must be removed from the hands of the full-time apparatus and take place at the appropriate level. This necessarily involves a narrowing of choices. Mike Macnair concludes his series on procedural principles by discussing the advantages of democratic centralism
Rebellion that never was
Opposition forces on the CEC might actually constitute a small majority now. But they have neither the organisational cohesion nor the politics required to carry out the revolution that is needed, explains Carla Roberts
Most profitable yet
Crass commercialisation, a source of huge FIFA revenues, crude political interference by Donald Trump, but also moments of pure football joy. Carl Collins weighs up the pros and cons
Back to a hothouse earth
Jack Conrad reviews Bill McGuire The fate of the world: a history and future of the climate crisis Harper Collins, 2026, pp265, £20
Deadlock and danger of escalation
American air superiority is overwhelming, but it cannot stop retaliation or open the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, civilian targets are increasingly being hit, warns Yassamine Mather