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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Vaccine passports look set to be coming but what’s the human cost?
What are the consequences of allowing the current government to introduce an ID system with the power to deny full participation in public life, asks BECK ROBERTSON
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
BORIS JOHNSON continues to dither on committing to a decision on vaccine passports but the latest murmurs from Camp Tory are that some form of the scheme will be in place by the end of September.
Many will welcome the move, including those left of the Tories — but it would be foolish to imagine vaccine passports will be without impact — several human rights campaigners and respected institutions have already flagged them as a major cause for concern.
Liberty has dubbed the scheme “an overreach on our rights,” stating that passports won’t protect us and will fail to extricate us from the pandemic.
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