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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As Truss unleashes ‘Thatcherism 2.0’ Labour must show people we are on their side
We might be leading in the polls, but our devastated country cannot wait up to two years for an election — Labour must be forcing concessions and retreats from Truss’s obscene neoliberal cabal here and now, writes RICHARD BURGON MP
GROWING SOLIDARITY: Workers from different unions and their supporters take part in a pro-strike rally, Glasgow, August 26
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
LIZ TRUSS spent years carefully preparing Thatcher-style photo ops to maximise her appeal to the Tory base. Just weeks into her new government, it is clear she intends to govern like Thatcher too.
Her new Cabinet is one of the most right wing in modern history. Could there be anyone worse in charge of workers’ rights and key climate policies than Jacob Rees-Mogg?
New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng once co-authored a book along with Truss labelling British workers as “among the worst idlers in the world.” As Home Secretary Suella Braverman seems determined to out-right even Priti Patel on bashing migrants and undermining human rights.
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