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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Who do you trust? Teachers and doctors? Or the Tory government?
Unions are right to say that sending kids back to school too early endangers the children, the teachers and the rest of society, says ROBERT POOLE
Primary schoolchildren in class. The government has failed to reassure teachers it is capable of reopening schools safely
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
TEACHERS say it’s too soon to open schools. Parents say it’s too soon to open schools and now doctors say it’s too soon to open schools.
The Tories and the right-wing press say it’s time to open schools. Who do you trust?
At the crux of the matter is trust. After years of brutal austerity, we simply don’t trust the motives of the Tory government.
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