Resisting the state’s attacks on the Palestine movement, the importance of the June International Anti-War Conference, Labour’s tumbling house of cards, lessons from the 1926 General Strike, Kneecap’s latest anti-establishment offering and more in this month’s Counterfire freesheet
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Analysis
Andy Burnham at Holyrood, August 2023. Photo: Flickr/Scottish Government
21 Jun 2026
Burnham woods has come to Downing Street – weekly briefing
News
Mustafa Barghouti addressing the International Anti-War Conference. Photo: Shabbir Lakha
21 Jun 2026
A big step in forging an international anti-war movement
Analysis
Buildings in Lucerne, where the negotiations are taking place/ W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
21 Jun 2026
Does the on-off ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran herald a re-casting of America’s support for Israel?
Analysis
Keir Starmer with Andy Burnham visiting Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, 2026/ Number 10, OGL 3 via Wikimedia Commons
21 Jun 2026
Makerfield By-Election: Burnham Wins, Farage and Starmer Lose
Opinion
Barts strikers organised a demonstration and rally, July 2017. Source: War on Want - Flickr / cropped from original / CC BY 2.0
18 Jun 2026