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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Batley and Spen born and bred, MICHAEL McGOWAN sketches a rich and intriguing portrait of the constituency on the eve of a parliamentary by-election
AIMING HIGH: Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (right) with Labour’s candidate in the Batley and Spen by-election, Kim Leadbeater on the campaign trail in Batley
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
THE Batley and Spen by-election is a wake-up call to the neglect and deprivation of people in the north of England as a result of the domination of power by Whitehall and Westminster.
We have a talented and ambitious population who could benefit from more skills training and better employment opportunities.
We have a proud history and culture of independence, non-conformity and self-help.
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