As Starmer hints at closer ties, MARTIN HALL warns of the dangers of creeping alignment and calls for a renewed socialist case for independence from Brussels, especially over the EU’s constraints on economic planning

MARTIN HALL admires a remarkable film that concentrates on the human impact of gender dysphoria

MARTIN HALL steps gingerly through a work of French political theory, picking out the gems

Until such time as a new parliamentary vehicle for the working class emerges, socialists should continue to vote Labour, argues MARTIN HALL

Why did Labour go from from a ‘People’s Brexit’ position to a politically incoherent Remain-sympathetic fudge – and how can we stop the impending disaster, asks MARTIN HALL

In support of the People's Assembly's Britain is Broken tour launching on November 28, the Morning Star is printing regional reports on the effects of austerity. Here MARTIN HALL of People's Assembly Manchester looks at the impact on his city