Jon Cruddas talks to Jonathan Rutherford about socialism, class and the Labour Party.

Power can shape ‘truth’, but not forever, says Tariq Ali. That is the lesson he draws from New Labour’s crushing defeat in the recent elections.

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t even have to ask to get what he wants. George Monbiot reports.

Media Workers Against the War see only bad news in the appointment of Roger Alton as the new editor of the Independent.

Peter Kilfoyle adds his voice to those calling for a public inquiry into the disastrous war in Iraq.

Tony Blair caved in to the Saudis’ demand to halt the BAE inquiry. Today’s court ruling shows just how groundless his excuse was. Richard Norton-Taylor reports.

CAAT reports on the recent ruling by the High Court that the Serious Fraud Office acted unlawfully in halting an investigation into BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

For once, Tony Blair told the truth – says Stop the War Coalition

Felicity Arbuthnot looks at the surreality of Tony Blair lecturing others on the topic of ‘Faith’.

Jeremy Corbyn examines Bush’s war drive and the legacy of war in Iraq.

Referendums killed off the EU Constitution, a ‘blackmail’ that Europe’s elites will now avoid by forcing through the Lisbon Treaty without debate, writes Susan George. And Tony Blair is just the man some of them want to lead the way in this new Europe

The mainstream media is encouraging a pervasive pessimism even on the most conservative targets for greenhouse gas emissions – but there is another way, writes Tim Holmes.

Milan Rai explains how close the anti-war movement came to derailing Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. Next time, he says, we will win.

‘There is no connection between Islam and “terror”, says Robert Fisk – but there is a connection between our occupation of Muslim lands and “terror”’. He takes us on a brief historical excursion.

The war in Iraq has been one of the most disastrous ever fought by Britain, says Patrick Cockburn. Gordon Brown should stop prevaricating and order a full enquiry immediately.

Photo shows US marines in Fallujah, November 2004. And two dead bodies.

Writer Ronan Bennett talks to Shaun Doherty about the lead up to the Iraq war, the ignorance of New Labour and being a political writer.

Britain’s participation in the Iraq war was not in any way forced, says Nu’man Abd al-Wahid – it was done in the spirit of British imperial conquest and with financial motives in mind.

New documents obtained by Campaign Against the Arms Trade reveal that BAE pressurised the government to halt the SFO’s investigation into Saudi arms deals.

The Morning Star asks what on earth our country is doing selling weapons of mass destruction to Saudi Arabia, and why on earth our (former) Prime Minister felt it necessary to hide the details.

‘Development’ in southern countries has come to mean neoliberalism – and nothing more. Jessica Pasteiner warns against Blair’s new appointment as ‘advisor’ to the Rwandan government.