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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No, we are not all working from home
People have, on the whole, continued to go to work during the crisis — but the correct control measures to keep us safe have not been in place, says SOLOMON HUGHES
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
FOR the last three months, more people have been going to work as normal than working from home.
The Office for National Statistics have been trying to get a handle on what is actually happening due to coronavirus with their Opinions and Lifestyle survey: it is only a sample survey, based on 2,000 or so people, but it is fairly robust and until some stronger figures come along, the best source.
The survey shows that, as of August 9, 23 per cent of people with jobs are fully working from home: that is a massive change. But it is still a minority, because at the same time 48 per cent of people travelled to work normally. And 7 per cent of those in jobs both travelled to their regular workplace and worked from home.
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