THE simmering economic and social discontent that began under the monetarist Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980’s has now boiled over into a violent reaction on British streets. In order to break the backbone of the trade union movement, the Tories at the time, privatised anything and everything; selling the state resources to their crony friends. The manufacturing base of Britain was permanently erased. Mines closed. The once powerful global brand of British Steel saw its works reduced to ash with a few smouldering units left in ruins.

FROM the time of the formation of the Communist Party in India, Comrade Muzaffar Ahmad, affectionately called Kakababu, dedicated his life to fighting communalism, bigotry, and backwardness. His unwavering commitment to social revolution, even in the face of adversity, serves as an inspiration for revitalising the Left today.

A DEVASTATING landslide occurred in Wayanad, a high-range district in North Kerala, in the early hours on July 30th, leaving 108 people dead and hundreds injured. So far, 52 bodies have been taken to the primary health centre in Meppadi, and 41 have been identified. The death toll is likely to rise given the number of missing people. Several bodies and body parts have been found floating in the Chaliyar River, which flows into the adjacent district of Malappuram. Many bodies and body parts have been kept at the government hospital in Nilambur.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation have jointly issued the following statement on July 31, 2024IN the light of the brazen violations of UN resolution, the ICJ rulings against the genocide by Israel in Gaza and the escalation of such genocide against the people of Palestine, the Left Parties in India – CPI(M), CPI, RSP, AIFB and CPI-ML call upon the Indian people to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and ag

THE Swadhin Trust, a Kolkata-based financial firm with questionable credentials, has recently launched a medical college in Agartala under the name Shantiniketan Medical College. This institution has utilised the infrastructure, including newly constructed multi-storied buildings, originally developed by the Left Front government for upgrading health services at IGM Hospital (Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital).