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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Farewell from Frosty
In his last ever (ahem) column, PETER FROST says goodbye to his many regular followers
Rare example of the classical left-handed screwdriver
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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
WELL this is it. My last ever Ramblings for the Morning Star. I’ve been offered a page in the Daily Telegraph and that will be starting next Friday. True it may take a bit of adjustment to my political views but the fee is a lot better and my working colleagues much more posh.
Once you have wiped away your tears, or sent the “should have happened years ago” email to the editor, take a look at the dateline at the top of the page. Sorry comrade reader it’s just another of this year’s bunch of media April Fools.
Here in Britain and in other places across the globe April Fool’s Day has been celebrated on this day each year. Those celebrations have been going on for several centuries in many different cultures. The exact origins remain a mystery.
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