As we arrive at the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexual ‘acts’ between men, May and the Tories have been attempting to paint themselves as modern allies of the LGBT community. But with the impact of austerity hitting working class and migrant LGBT people particularly hard, the Conservatives’ hypocrisy is clear.

Pakistan’s history is rich in struggle, with waves of strikes, mass movements, and revolution. At the forefront of that struggle have been Pakistani women, some of the most heavily and harshly oppressed women in the world. Speaking at the 2017 RMT Women’s Conference, Vic Dale reports on the terrible conditions facing Pakistani women.

The history of Bolshevism from the very early days right up to the Russian revolution contains a wealth of lessons on how it is the class struggle that provides the final answer to the women’s question. In this article, Marie Frederiksen looks at the approach of the Bolshevik Party to the women’s question from its early days, right through to the revolution and after taking power.