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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Labour is taught a class lesson
In the aftermath of Labour’s defeat BILL GREENSHIELDS explains why it happened, cautions against rushed judgements and shows the way forward
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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
ON the day following the general election dominated by the Brexit issue, there are those on the left who will be seen as again saying to working class people: “You’re too stupid to know what you’re doing” — just as we were told following the EU referendum. It seems almost designed to alienate anti-EU working class people from left organisations
Look at it like this.
In the European Union elections in May the Brexit Party won the most votes in Britain and became the largest single national party in the European Parliament. Does this show that working-class people “supported” the Brexit Party? If they supported it then, why did they dump it yesterday in the general election, in favour of the Tories?
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