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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Unions must organise to save the NHS
Only pertinent arguments and staff engagement in union work will deliver lasting success, writes HELEN O'CONNOR
UNITED VOICES OF RESISTANCE: Ambulance workers on the picket line outside London Ambulance Service (LAS) in Deptford on February 10 2023
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
THE brutality of the pandemic alongside the deaths of hundreds of health workers has led to national mobilisations and a new layer of activists coming into the trade unions.
Trade unionism in the NHS has changed as the emphasis shifts towards increased member engagement and activity. A welcome departure from the dry decades of inertia and inactivity imposed by the domination of the partnership working model. Decades when both staff and patients lost so much from cuts and privatisation that went mostly unchallenged.
The wave of national strike action is a reflection of the level of the re-engagement and has been supported by NHS campaigns, patients and the public. This has put enormous pressure on the Tories who have been forced to the table to offer concessions.
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