Labour government must urgently start to implement the policies on which it got elected, or it will face curtains, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
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In part three of a four-part series MARY ADOSSIDES documents her study tour of Palestine with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
CND and the Stop the War Coalition are calling for a mass protest this Saturday to end British complicity in illegal US strikes at RAF Fairford. SOPHIE BOLT explains
The labour movement must challenge the endless austerity narrative — and Unity Consulting will play its part to complement the work already being done by trade unions
Rising discontent is fuelling Reform UK’s advance ahead of crucial polls next month, but behind the insurgent branding lies an agenda of more cuts and austerity, says RUBY GIBSON
Speakers at the Morning Star’s recent conference highlighted historic and present-day activism while challenging far-right narratives and calling for solidarity with abuse survivors. LYNNE WALSH reports
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Day 6: Ramallah. There are checkpoints within 5km of each other around Ramallah, home of the Palestinian Authority and the PLO.
Along the encircling serpentine wall there are huge paintings of PLO leader Yasser Arafat and jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghouti.
Palestinians do not have permission to leave Ramallah without “valid” permits. At the Kalandia checkpoint, we see Palestinians having to get off their bus to show their permits and ID cards, some carrying their heavy bags and suitcases rejoining the bus on the other side.
No problems for us, though. Our minibus is stopped and a very young armed blond soldier gets on, looks at the group, asks where we have come from and lets us pass.
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