Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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Lib Dem Ramadan: a festival of virtue signalling
The sight of Lib Dem politicians engaging in a patronising gesture to Muslim voters by jumping on the Ramadan fast really hollows out the meaning and content of the term ‘solidarity', observes JAMES CROSSLEY
Weird: The Lib Dem councillor's breakfast suggested his knowledge of bacon and eggs was based on hearsay
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
The new TUC Cymru general secretary speaks to Morning Star Wales reporter David Nicholson about her trade union background and ambitions for the movement
Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
THE Lib Dem MP for Kingston & Surbiton, Ed Davey, announced on Twitter on April 25 that he was preparing for his “first ever fast in the holy month of Ramadan.” The reason was to show that “Muslims doing Ramadan in isolation” were not alone.
The accompanying video explained that in the evening there would be a Lib Dem Iftar where they would share a virtual community meal together. He finished by telling his audience “Ramadan Mubarak.”
He later added that he would be raising money from this for the Kingston Foodbank as the hashtag #LibDemIftar went into use among fellow Lib Dems.
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