As the Stop the War Coalition holds its annual conference, ANDREW MURRAY warns that Britain’s alignment with US foreign policy is fuelling global instability and diverting billions from welfare, wages and public services
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How ordinary people become extraordinary – a window into the world of front-line struggle
Morning Star Scotland editor Niall Christie speaks to NEIL FINDLAY about his new book If You Don't Run, They Can't Chase You
Neil Findlay and (inset) his new book
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the tension between treating children as vulnerable dependants and recognising them as citizens with rights
The tightening of protest rights reflects a broader shift toward repression in Britain’s strained liberal democracy. Socialists and trade unionists must be ready to resist further attacks on our freedoms, warns JOHN McINALLY
Until ministers stop deferring to the market and start drawing hard lines, the public will remain at the mercy of private power, says MATT KERR
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the UK government intervenes to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
SEVIM DAGDELEN argues that a legal framework exists for a closure of US and Nato military base in Ramstein
WHEN asked what the common theme throughout his new book is, Neil Findlay is clear – injustice.
“Ordinary people become extraordinary through their commitment and desire to see things done right,” he says, just months after stepping back from public life after 18 years.
But short of taking some well-deserved time off, the long-time socialist MSP and councillor is back putting the voices of the marginalised and oppressed to the fore. A collection of interviews and tales from the front line of the fight for social justice, If You Don’t Run, They Can’t Chase You brings together the stories of personal tragedy and anti-establishment campaigns which have been fought across Britain and beyond in the past 50 years.
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