Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
Don’t be fooled: austerity is here to stay under Labour
Everything we’ve seen so far from Starmer and Reeves indicates that they remain committed to the economic orthodoxy of cuts imposed by the Tories – which is why we need to revitalise the anti-austerity movement, says BEN SELLERS of the People’s Assembly
Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
DIANE ABBOTT debunks claims made politicians drumming up support for an enhanced militarisation of the British economy
The Morning Star’s AGM tour comes at a critical moment for both the British left and the newspaper itself, as it battles political fragmentation and media industry upheaval. Editor BEN CHACKO issues a clarion call to readers to play their part in the coming period
The growing argument that welfare must be sacrificed for ‘security’ is built on nothing but myth, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Esmond Romilly horrified Britain’s Establishment by turning from privileged schoolboy to anti-fascist fighter, writes MAT COWARD
THERE will be few surprises when Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her first Budget today. In these days of carefully scripted media management, almost everything is leaked ahead of the Budget speech. Nor should socialists be surprised at Labour’s trajectory. It’s not like they’ve been hiding it.
The Labour leadership has been bending over backwards to prepare the ground for more pain, amid so-called “tough choices,” while making noises about “preventing austerity” with a sleight of hand that no-one who cares about public services, poverty and the welfare of our communities should be fooled by.
No-one is preventing austerity. Austerity never went away, and it is still with us under Labour. By sticking with their fiscal rules, the government is guaranteeing further austerity cuts and the decimation of our council services, mental health support, libraries, and arts provision — just to name a few.
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We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP
RICHARD BURGON MP points to the recent relative success of widespread opposition to the Labour leadership’s regressive policies as the blueprint for exacting the changes required to build a fairer society
The electorate see no evidence of the government’s promises of change, and the good jobs and decent pay that people are crying out for. Bold action is needed right now, warns SHARON GRAHAM