REBECCA LONG BAILEY MP writes that it is time not just to adopt policies that will revitalise the lives of workers, but speak honestly and openly about whose side we are on and who the Labour Party is for: the millions, not the millionaires
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
All the areas that cause working people to feel insecure have to be addressed, through a return to unashamedly pro-worker politics, if the horror of a Farage government is to be avoided, writes IAN LAVERY MP
We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP
JIM JUMP looks forward to the International Brigade Memorial Trust AGM taking place in Belfast later this week where the spirit of solidarity will be rekindled
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
Huge protests against corruption and preventable deaths during flooding have rocked the government — the masses are not likely to be able to take direct control in their own interests yet, writes KENNY COYLE, but it’s a promising show of people power
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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