NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think
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We need to get people talking about the social issues that actually affect their lives, not the narrow focus of the mainstream media, writes CAROL MOCHAN
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Nigeria’s presidential spokesman grovels to the West in response to Washington intimidation, writes PAVAN KULKARNI
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression
Kenny MacAskill remembers a ‘Sovietologist’ and voice for peace and reconciliation at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
WHEN I was first asked to write for Voices of Scotland the brief centred around encouraging more people to read and discuss pieces from the Morning Star.
I have tried to do this and more, by asking fellow Labour members to review articles, having Morning Star papers at meetings and Morning Star articles as agenda items on committees, by sharing articles with non-political friends online and by having the newspaper in my car, home and workplace.
I was asked recently what should we fight the next general election on. It certainly wasn’t by a colleague at work or a close personal friend, that is not what they are talking about.
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