ALAN SIMPSON offers a few pointers on dealing with the ongoing, Trump-led destruction of the norms of a rules-based international order established post-WWII
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Our zombie economy shows the need for a wealth tax
How can we justify working people continuing to get less and less while the already rich get more and more, asks JON TRICKETT MP
Rishi Sunak gives a speech at the ‘bankers’ dinner’ at Mansion House, London
The Morning Star publishes an edited transcript of a speech by NICOLAS MADURO GUERRA, a Venezuelan MP and son of Venezuelan President Maduro. The speech was given at the recent Voices from Venezuela event marking two months since Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on January 3
From the hills of the England–Wales border, our new fortnightly nature columnist MARK SEDDON reflects on rebellion, faith and the small dramas of rural life — from medieval fugitives to the quiet rescue of a bucket of tadpoles
While public outrage has focused on the abuse committed within Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, key questions remain unresolved, says JOHN GREEN
KEITH FLETT argues that we need to stand up to those in power every single time they transgress
Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
OCTOBER 31 is Halloween. The day when our blood runs cold as we move on from golden summer weeks into the wintery days to come.
It’s that time when our world is haunted by the ghouls, zombies and assorted monsters who emerge from their darkened hiding places.
How appropriate then that the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has chosen that day to emerge from his office deep in the darkened bowels of the Treasury to reward the bankers who themselves have done even more damage to the human spirit than Halloween’s most spooky apparitions.
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