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Solidarity 763, 18 March 2026. Articles include: “100% academisation” - Johnson and Zahawi walk again in the form of Bridget Phillipson, but what is the NEU saying? End the US-Israeli bombing! For a secular republic in Iran, for workers’ power! Far-right threat still large in France Tube drivers to strike for controls over work hours Bans on protests at best double-edged Sanders denounces Iran war Building a third choice Neither bombs nor authoritarian rule! The death of Ali Khamenei Back anti-war people in Israel Unite should campaign, not cut affiliation Netanyahu hits Lebanon, West Bank, Gaza Labour Women United Co-resistance can create hope Spy scares displace the real horror We must resist this war The lessons and the erosion of “Red Vienna” Coup at first YP CEC meeting Changing terrain in council cuts fight Lords push against decriminalisation of abortion Anthropocene and Capitalocene Workers’ protests emerge in Venezuela New guidance is poor but gives space Reform’s poisonous false answers Young Labour elections re-run Active united fronts against far right A victory on the visa rules The stranger's case Make unions fight for migrant rights The forgotten General Strike when workers won Capitalism is not an "Epstein conspiracy" Organise the unorganised! Against TUC expulsion! How to wreck a Labour Party Letter: Be sharper against Trump and Israel 28 March as a step for 1 May? Letter: Still need to fight in the labour movement Living amidst constant war Obituary: Country Joe McDonald (1942 – 7 March 2026) “All The Rage” in Manchester A preview of the Greens’ conference Vote for Graham slate, but critically Noon to noon strikes should work better Kino Eye: Bertolucci's Novecento Non-striker sacked after pro-strike protest Huge cuts at Hallam New strikes at Northumbria First round of France's municipal elections More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-763-18-march-2026

Solidarity 762, 4 March 2026. Articles: Iran: Against US-Israeli bombing. For a secular republic and a workers’ government Rest In Power, Yanar Mohammed Iran: responses from the left and labour movement Netanyahu goes for “endless war” Plan together, resist together What to do after Gorton and Denton On the ground in Gorton and Denton Tactical voting for… anyone but Labour? “The Many” claims a false mandate A staging post on a bigger shift Divestment edges forward, but to where? Inclusive words, but ineffective actions Making the “others” count Private landownership comes from conquest Now an anti-fascist united front for Manchester, 18 April Letter: Racism on the rise Trump tries to hold MAGA together Silence from museum bosses Stories from the doorstep Northumbria strikes again from 2 March University cuts battles: Leicester, Sheffield, Hallam Put free education back on agenda NEU votes to organise support staff These iPads aren’t real help NEU ballots from 28 February “It is the time of monsters”: films about Gramsci Background notes on Gramsci For a real shorter work week! After setback, rebuild density! It’s not really rowdy students Hundreds out against Newham cuts Free Yaser Ahmadinejad More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-762-4-march-2026

Solidarity 761, 18 February 2026. Articles: Support the Northfields fleet strike! Back Ukraine against Putin Four years of Russia’s war Restore Labour democracy, mobilise, unite in action Ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful Fascists attack left benefit gig Stop demolitions in Silwan! Our bodies, our choices Corbyn faction ups stakes in YP What made the 1945 government different? To win democracy, organise Vote Labour in Gorton and Denton, fight Starmer's policies One cheer for Starmer in Beijing 50% turnout threshold to stay until August or later Against the forever war! Sinn Fein’s austerity in Northern Ireland Little progress for green hydrogen Reform surges, Labour flounders in Scotland "Plans" without social housing won't work Trump steps up threats to November polls Loopholes on "fire and rehire" For a free Ukraine! “Epstein files”shows us how the rich rule Against far right, for a workers’ united front The great council house giveaway High Court mostly backs EHRC The alternatives in Cuba: a different view How Iran became a despotism Beating Reform and beating racism How the Islamists crushed the workers Turn for the worse since July Revolution in Bangladesh Strong pickets at Northumbria “Good for them!” And now coordination? A landmark documentary on housing MHCLG to re-ballot from 2 March Battles over university cuts and student loans Strike against zero pay offer Mining museum bosses still stubborn More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-761-18-february-2026

Solidarity 760, 4 February 2026. Articles: Against Starmer, for socialism! All out 28 March! For a workers' united front! Minneapolis general strike against Trump Follow Spain’s example Throw Mandelson’s project out with him Reform’s promises shown empty Kurdish forces defeated by Syria's government Trump keeps a grip on Venezuela Israel is still bombing Gaza Palestinian strike against social neglect For national rights, against nationalism Trump? “No problem”? Or fascist? Open letter to Corbyn from an Iranian leftist Trump’s spite turns sourer Councils need better funding Spring conference and a by-election Greens should steer away from antisemitism Time for “Time For Real Change” to change “Saving” the USA from immigrants? “Biscuit of socialism” has crumbled A socialist plan without taking the banks? North-West Labour votes for asylum rights For a workers’ alternative to Khamenei, not Trump’s A united Europe? 1929 and now "More revolutionary, not susceptible to bourgeois bribery" In Retrospect: Racism, Housing and Winifred Atwell Waiting for politics? Vote Ruth Cashman for CEC, transfer to GL Unite the Union: Back to... union democracy Book review. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Uptick planned at Birmingham bins Leicester scales up its cuts Sheffield University gives ultimatum Northumbria university strikes from 12 February Left groups agree PCS slate Blow Up and the Sixties A poor sort of 4-day week Egan pledges help to NCMM strike Tetrosyl dispute needs workers’ control More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-760-4-february-2026

Solidarity 759, 21 January 2026. Articles: Trotsky on Latin America, oil ownership, and US imperialism Reflections on the Iranian resistance For Venezuela’s workers, against both Trump and Maduristas The left and Venezuela Workers’ unity across borders Now drop Palestine Action ban! After the U-turns Anti-Trump day in USA Against YP exclusions! Flickering green light for exclusion New settler drive in West Bank What are the alternatives in Cuba? They’re all CIA/Mossad/Daesh agents in Iran? Palestinians in Israel fight back Why Labour needs a housing sector plan Impasse in Gaza Swap accusations? Or clean up yourself? Use these briefings in your union Rail plan leaves issues unanswered Your Party? Whose elections? For class, women’s, and trans rights! For Trump the main enemy remains at home A labour movement without political weight No, we don’t endorse this top cop "Friends of Israel" should not be banned Where is the Mamdani movement going? 50% turnout threshold may go on 6 April Béla Tarr, 1955–2026 Homerton phlebotomists set a marker Museum workers win reballot Strike against “fire and rehire” More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-759-21-january-2026

Solidarity 758, 7 January 2026. Articles: La nouvelle « guerre contre les Palestiniens » de Netanyahu Les États-Unis hors du Venezuela ! US out of Venezuela! Build for 28 March, and for a stronger workers' united front Nottinghamshire trade unionists against Reform Reverse Brexit wholesale! New Birmingham megapicket 30 January 2026 Iran’s new surge of protest “For Venezuela”? For the people and the workers! Hunger strikers at risk of death Trump puts “multipolarity” into practice Netanyahu’s new “war on Palestinians” Antisemitism after the Bondi massacre Simone de Beauvoir on Brigitte Bardot Greens in power after May 2026? 2026: prepare for crises! Iran: the working class is key HK government stamps on dissent after fire Deadly stalemate in Ukraine NHS needs funds and worker control YP members organise for committee elections How can councils defeat the cuts? The SWP dumps Alex Callinicos Not a home but an asset New report exposes MI5 role in "dirty war" The Greens and ecology An emergency plan on climate change A new mode of capitalism Grenfell shows need for class politics Letter from Italy: EU backs Meloni's "Albania Plan" China's engine of eco-collapse Debate: Is gender oppression real? Or just biological disadvantage? Some wins for trans rights, but setbacks too Will Starmer go? Resident doctors reballot to strike Museum strikers ready to go for months more Turning point in MHCLG 50% turnout threshold to go soon Tube Diary: No time for Maduro, but... Dr Zhivago, 60 years on Ollie Maurer, 1948-2025 Andrea Egan wins Unison general secretary GFM workers win 15% pay rises More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-758-7-january-2026