National News
Independent journalist arrested under Terrorism Act
by Ian DeMartino, Sputnik
Independent journalist Richard Medhurst was arrested last week under the Terrorism Act.
“On Thursday, as I landed in London’s Heathrow airport, I was immediately escorted off the plane by six police officers who were waiting for me at the entrance of the aircraft. They arrested me – not detained – they arrested me under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act of 2000 and accused me of allegedly ‘expressing an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation’ but wouldn’t explain what this meant,” Medhurst says in a video posted on X
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Stop arming Ukrainian fascists!
by Theo Russell
Activists protested last week in London, Glasgow and Dublin, calling on Britain and NATO to stop sending weapons to the illegitimate Banderite junta in Kiev. They demanded “No More British Challengers, Storm Shadows and Depleted Uranium for Ukraine!”, “No More British Weapons for Ukrainian Nazis”, and “Zelensky – Your mandate expired on 29th March 2024 – Step aside and stop blocking peace talks!”
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
Both the main parties at Holyrood are busy tearing themselves apart these days. The SNP’s efforts to involve themselves in the politics of the Middle East have brought the nothing but grief, while the Scottish Tory leadership contest is even more vicious than these occasions usually are.
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International News
It’s Back-to-Business in the Bolivarian Republic!
by Alvaro Cuesta, Telesur
Peace has returned to the streets of Caracas. The National Assembly has met, new laws are being passed, the Supreme Court is reviewing the elections – and more nations continue renewing their diplomatic ties, including the Vatican.
Washington continues to give succour to yet-to-be-proven claims by Opposition Leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and his ultra-right-wing alliance that Maduro and the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) ‘stole’ the election, recognising him as an ‘alternative president’ – appointed by The White House.
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Features
Olympics once again marred by Western bias
by Monica Moorehead, Workers World (USA)
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, ended on 11th August.
There were certainly some historic moments achieved by athletes who hail from the Global South. These included gold medal winners Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia, Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic and the legendary Cuban wrestler, Mijaín López, the only athlete in Olympics history to win individual gold medals in five successive Games.
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Fidel Castro:a life of revolution
by Pablo Meriguet, People’s Dispatch
The 13th August marked the anniversary of the birth of the Cuban communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th Century.
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Indian independence: the challenge of today
by D Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India
On 15th August 1947 the people of India won their independence from colonial rule after a long historic struggle. The communists played a glorious role in this struggle.
A group of committed, intellectually sharp and patriotic young people started coming together to build a nationwide organisation in the second decade of the 20th Century. Their first big success was the foundation of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920, which brought progressive and nationalist leaders of the working class together. The AITUC challenged the anti-worker policies of the British Raj and also politicised the workers on long-term political demands, including independence
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