The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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The Labour Party and the labour movement are at last uniting behind a progressive programme of nationalisation - we must hasten that process, writes CRAIG ANDERSON
Labour will work with the unions to bring the Post Office back into public ownership
Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
CONFERENCE season is upon us once more, and the position of the trades union movement inside the Labour Party is better than it has been in many a year.
Both at Scottish and UK level, the Labour Party leadership is utterly committed to genuine partnership with the trades union movement.
Labour is now clearly, unequivocally, and unashamedly committed to repealing the anti-trades union laws which shame the UK internationally.
This isn’t merely an act of comradeship with the trades union movement though; it is a demonstration of the belief that a healthy democracy depends upon every citizen being valued and empowered within it, and that trades unions are a vital part of that democratic future.
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