JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions’ political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people
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Victory for the Star as Holyrood changes procedure on guests after fascist furore
Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy, who founded the fascist Social-National Party of Ukraine, now Svoboda, and is a vocal fan of nazi collaborator and Holocaust war criminal Stepan Bandera
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Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all
As STUC Congress moves to a biennial format, TOM MORRISON warns of concerns over shrinking lay power
On May 4, the MML opens its doors to marchers and visitors alike, celebrating a living tradition of working-class struggle. MEIRIAN JUMP invites readers to come along and explore the building and its collections
Usdaw is working hard alongside its members to smash down barrriers facing neurodivergent workers, writes Joanne Thomas
WHOEVER said a bit of everyday journalism can’t make a difference?
Last week the Star set the news agenda at Holyrood, reporting the Presiding Officer’s invitation to the Scottish Parliament of a Ukrainian politician who founded a neonazi party.
The episode would have gone unnoticed were it not for the paper raising it in the post-FMQs press briefing, and subsequently putting in questions to parliamentary authorities.
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