In part III of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells the extraordinary story of the attempts by ‘moderates’ to prevent leftwinger Mark Serwotka from taking the leadership of the then-newly formed PCS union
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Only industrial organising can prevent more deaths
The government’s ‘profit-first’ approach to the pandemic has shown that the unions do not just improve our lives, but save them too, writes ROZ FOYER
Trade unionists must raise our voices not only for justice and against occupation, but also to protect our fundamental right to protest, writes LOUISE REGAN, ahead of a not-to-be-missed PSC conference
As the PM and his chief of staff’s blunders have mounted up, ANDREW MURRAY wonders who among Labour’s diminished ‘soft left’ might make a bid for the leadership
The multiple crises this country is facing are policy-driven – and more of the same won’t turn things around, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
If we want to do better than before then we have to learn from all our experiences – good and bad – and bring those to bear today, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives the latest of his fortnightly updates on the all-important 95th Anniversary Appeal
THE comments attributed to Boris Johnson on Monday of this week, suggesting he would have rather seen the “bodies piled high in the streets” rather than entertain a further lockdown, speak to a view where human life is compared to commerce and profit — all too prevalent among the capitalist political class.
The comments may be disputed, but the Westminster government’s reluctance to introduce safety-first measures during the first year of the pandemic was all too obvious.
Schemes like Eat Out to Help Out, the encouragement to return to offices and the reopening of non-essential manufacturing and construction all spoke of a calculated political decision to risk lives in the pursuit of profit.
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RMT senior assistant general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY highlights the priorities for the union’s meeting taking place in York
