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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Now is the time to speak out for Palestine
Only through the achievement of the rights of the Palestinian people will a lasting peace be achieved, writes LOUISE REGAN
Palestinians mourn a child killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip
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
“IN OUR thousands in our millions we are all Palestinians.”
This is the chant that resonates with many of us and which we have witnessed in action recently. In the last two weeks we have seen huge demonstrations in London with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Last Saturday 300,000 people filled the streets of London and thousands more in cities across Britain and the world to stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS explains how Britain’s largest union is putting pressure on the British government to recognise the Palestinian state and end its complicity with Israel’s murderous actions