From Palestine, to racism, to fiscal rules and migrant rights, DIANE ABBOTT surveys some of the main themes of Labour conference this week
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This Saturday, join us at the Morning Star conference!
Editor BEN CHACKO explains why the people's paper is hosting its first public conference in years and the issues that union reps, peace campaigners and MPs participating will be looking at
In the past, Morning Star and before them Daily Worker conferences have provided a broad forum for trade unionists, socialists and peace activists to exchange ideas and debate the key campaigning priorities of the hour. They’ve also been a great chance for the readers of this reader-owned paper to come together to discuss how we can better promote, build and improve it.
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IT’S a busy weekend for the labour movement — but if your Saturday plans aren’t fixed yet, we’d love to see you at the Morning Star Conference in Bloomsbury.
The For a Workers’ Fightback and a Workers’ Media event runs from 10.45am (doors open 9.45) through to five and is an opportunity to discuss the key questions facing us on the left — with sessions on the role of the media and the need to build our own media voice, on stopping a third world war that looks likelier every month, on developing new left strategies in the wake of the defeat of Corbynism and of course on the significance of the biggest strike wave in generations.
Lots of groups are discussing these questions. But are we discussing them together?
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