Rank-and-file trade union organising, Starmer’s attack on the left, defending refugees, fighting for peace in Ukraine and more in this month’s Counterfire freesheet
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Opinion
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Strikes
06 Jun 2026
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Strikes: A letter to my classmates
Analysis
Oil tank in Latvia damaged by misdirected Ukrainian drone, Rēzekne, 7 May
06 Jun 2026
The Russia war: Inching to an end? Or into the abyss?
Analysis
Photo: Robert Dale
05 Jun 2026
Where have all the voters gone?
Analysis
Protests in Bolivia. Photo: N1ny4 t / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
05 Jun 2026
Trump stands firm behind neoliberal rule in Bolivia
News
Woodfields School strike. Photo: Pete Webster
05 Jun 2026