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
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The SNP finds it useful for the constitution to be the dominating issue in Scottish politics, meaning fresh thinking on the referendum question is needed from Labour as it struggles for relevance, says STEPHEN LOW
Supporters of Scottish independence march to the site of the Battle of Bannockburn for an 'All Under One Banner' rally in Bannockburn, Stirling
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
ONLY a few weeks old and the SNP-Green deal that has elevated two Scottish Green MSPs into ministerial office is already delivering. For the SNP.
For the people of Scotland? Well not so much, but that was always the point. The motivation behind the deal is precisely in allowing the SNP not to deliver.
The Greens ended up with seven seats in May, for the first time since 2003. Sadly this wasn’t much to do with the salience of global warming and more to do with their banging a drum for a second indyref, and it being widely acknowledged that a second vote for the SNP on the regional list would be ineffective.
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