SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
Coronavirus and schools — what is the truth, and what should parents do?
Schools are now closed — here is what you need to know, writes GAWAIN LITTLE, executive member of the National Education Union
Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE says Trump’s ceaseless belligerence is a desperate effort to prevent the emergence of a multilateral world
Don’t dismiss Lebanon as a side theatre of this war, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN — there are signs Israel has expansion in mind, and it has demonstrated its willingness to expel and kill whole populations
The media present Starmer as staying out of Trump’s war — but we’re already deeply involved in a conflict that sees the US and Israel kill civilians on a huge scale, argues IAN SINCLAIR
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports on this week’s conference unveiling the findings of the Gaza Tribunal established by Jeremy Corbyn
CHRISTOPHE IMMER of the Morning Star’s German sister paper Junge Welt reports on a Berlin conference on the politics of art and the legacy of Marxist critic Hans Hess
THERE has been a lot of confusion about the situation in schools since Wednesday, when a decision was made to close schools to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This has been exacerbated by poor and inadequate advice from government both before and after the long-overdue decision for closure was actually taken.
From Monday schools will be closed but staff will continue to provide emergency childcare to enable key workers to fight the virus and keep the most vulnerable children safe.
As a union, we are incredibly proud of our teacher and support staff members who are providing this support to keep the country going in the most difficult of times.
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