Parliament will only be suspended if it capitulates and allows itself to be
If Parliament is prorogued it will only be due to the wrong judgement or cowardice of MPs. The fate of Parliament lies entirely in its own hands not those of Johnson.
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Jeremy Corbyn leads opposition to Johnson’s attempted No Deal Brexit coup
As the deadline of 31 October approaches it is entirely clear that the political situation is polarising around a choice between Boris Johnson’s attempted coup against parliament to achieve No Deal and Jeremy Corbyn’s efforts to stop it.
Argentina’s Presidential election 2019 – is this the year that the Latin American left launches a counter-offensive?
The prospect of the left gaining an electoral victory this autumn in Argentina, one of Latin America’s largest and most influential countries, provides a significant impetus for left and progressive movements across the whole region. The strong chance of a victory for the Alberto Fernandez and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner left ticket also raises the following question: will 2019 signal the start of a left wing counter-offensive in Latin America which sees the left pushing back against the US-sponsored right wing offensive that has put the ‘pink tide’ on the defensive for the past five years?
Why the US economy is slowing – how it will affect the trade war and China
This article examines the fundamental growth trends in the US economy leading to the presidential election.
Only Labour can lead the fight against Britain’s Trump and a No Deal Brexit
The formation of Boris Johnson’s hard right Cabinet makes crystal clear the meaning of a Tory Brexit. It is to subordinate Britain to a trade deal with the US in which the NHS would be up for sale, in which food standards would be cut to US levels, in which rights at work would be reduced to US levels, and in which a fundamental attack would be launched on Britain’s welfare state.
James Connolly’s works published in Brazil
An important and welcome development has taken place with the publication of works of James Connolly for the first time in Brazil – translated into Portuguese.