While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
And so – farewell!
In his final column, CONRAD LANDIN looks back over three years that has seen the paper expand in Scotland and earn some unique overtures
[Will Armston-Sheret]
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
Dignity is important to all humans, argues the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, but it does not come about automatically. In a less than perfect world, dignity can accompany suffering, but the collective dignity of working people is achieved through acting together to change the world.
The US aim to reshape the existing order in the Middle East needs to be resolutely resisted, argues PAYAM SOLHTALAB
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
ALMA EGAN suggests four days out that bring the region’s history of protest to life
I’M writing these words in the afternoon sun as I head back from the Scottish Parliament after my last day reporting at Holyrood for the Star.
I won’t be going far — but it’s goodbye to the enduring thrill every journalist feels on seeing their byline in print.
Fittingly, my final Morning Star minibreak will be in aid of the same cause as my first — the TUC Congress, which begins in Brighton on Sunday.
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