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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Working in the NHS under a Tory government – the reality
Our health service is precious to us all and must be defended from the privatisation agenda, writes Dr ADRIAN HEALD
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
EVERYONE who lives in Britain relies on the National Health Service, created as it was in 1948, in the aftermath of the worst conflict that that the world has seen.
Many people at the time did not believe that it would be possible to create a national healthcare system that was free at the point of delivery, was available to everyone in society (the equity principle) and guaranteed the same quality of care wherever anyone lived in Britain (the parity principle).
The NHS is one of the greatest achievements of any human society at any point in history. So great that it has been copied by a lot of other nations.
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