Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
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Together we can end the exploitation in Leicester’s garment industry
CLAUDIA WEBBE reports on a groundbreaking new initiative that is stepping in to defend workers where the government and big business have failed
Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
DIANE ABBOTT debunks claims made politicians drumming up support for an enhanced militarisation of the British economy
The Morning Star’s AGM tour comes at a critical moment for both the British left and the newspaper itself, as it battles political fragmentation and media industry upheaval. Editor BEN CHACKO issues a clarion call to readers to play their part in the coming period
The growing argument that welfare must be sacrificed for ‘security’ is built on nothing but myth, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Esmond Romilly horrified Britain’s Establishment by turning from privileged schoolboy to anti-fascist fighter, writes MAT COWARD
THE unprecedented economic impact of the coronavirus, including the disgraceful increase in “fire-and-rehire” tactics, has laid bare the weakness of Britain’s labour protections.
Nowhere has this been more apparent than in my home city of Leicester, where a resurgence of much-needed attention has highlighted the continued severe exploitation in sections of our garment industry.
Despite endemic exploitation being widely studied for over a decade, painfully little action has been taken to protect garment workers in Leicester and around the world.
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