Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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DANNY PILKINGTON explains how Living Rent have successfully campaigned for their members during Covid and their vision for housing reform
Members of Scotland's tenants' union Living Rent campaigning
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
The new TUC Cymru general secretary speaks to Morning Star Wales reporter David Nicholson about her trade union background and ambitions for the movement
Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
AS VACCINE rollouts and loosened restrictions usher us into a new phase of the pandemic, there is plenty to be optimistic about. The significance of an “end in sight” cannot be overstated.
However, despite the relief that we all feel, there is an underlying dread: as tenants, as precarious workers, as people whose incomes have been hard hit, we know there are challenging times ahead.
The Scottish government has brought in an eviction ban until the September 30 but only in Tier 3 and 4 areas. The furlough scheme is due to wind up at the end of September. Trade unions are already combatting “fire-and-rehire” employment tactics.
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