Comrade Amin – who was abducted on 14 July by the Rangers paramilitary organisation in Pakistan – has now been released. This was the direct result of an international campaign of solidarity from IMT comrades and sympathisers worldwide.

EU leaders have come to an agreement on a new rescue package for the ailing trading bloc. But this is a sign of mutual weakness, not solidarity; and the working class will be asked to foot the bill. Crisis and chaos continue to loom.

All over the world, lockdowns are being lifted. Amidst the biggest economic and social crisis in living memory, the ruling class is pushing a “return to normality” – while preparing new attacks on the working class.