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Paradise – by way of Kensal Green
PETER FROST remembers Eddie Adams, a friend and comrade for 60 years who died last month
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Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment
I SHALL be going to Kensal Green Cemetery tomorrow for the funeral of a outstanding comrade, polymath, historian and friend.
Eddie Adams was a lifelong communist in North Kensington, where he achieved many things for the people who lived alongside him in his beloved part of our capital city.
The Morning Star letters page has carried a good few tributes to Eddie from various people who were involved in the many diverse facets of this remarkable man’s life.
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