Trade unionists must raise our voices not only for justice and against occupation, but also to protect our fundamental right to protest, writes LOUISE REGAN, ahead of a not-to-be-missed PSC conference
The Forde report: my experience of Southside in 2017
After 27 months the much-delayed inquiry has arrived — having worked at the heart of the struggle between the Corbyn team and the permanent party staff, I know the grim picture it paints to be true, writes BEN SELLERS
HERO'S WELCOME: Corbyn arrives at Southside, June 9 2017, after delivering a massive increase in the Labour vote
In part III of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells the extraordinary story of the attempts by ‘moderates’ to prevent leftwinger Mark Serwotka from taking the leadership of the then-newly formed PCS union
As the PM and his chief of staff’s blunders have mounted up, ANDREW MURRAY wonders who among Labour’s diminished ‘soft left’ might make a bid for the leadership
The multiple crises this country is facing are policy-driven – and more of the same won’t turn things around, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
If we want to do better than before then we have to learn from all our experiences – good and bad – and bring those to bear today, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives the latest of his fortnightly updates on the all-important 95th Anniversary Appeal
BACK in April 2020, a leaked Labour Party report told the story of hostility, abuse, bullying, racism and sexism among the party’s paid staff, as part of a broader investigation into the handling of anti-semitism claims. Martin Forde QC was tasked by Labour leader Keir Starmer with leading an inquiry into the claims.
Forde’s report was originally intended to be published by the end of 2020, but delayed. At a succession of Labour NEC meetings afterwards, the question was repeatedly asked: “Where is the Forde report?”
At first, various excuses were given by general secretary David Evans, including claims that publication could prejudice other investigations and legal proceedings, but more recently there has simply been silence over the missing report.
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