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We need to get people talking about the social issues that actually affect their lives, not the narrow focus of the mainstream media, writes CAROL MOCHAN
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
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After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
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WHEN I was first asked to write for Voices of Scotland the brief centred around encouraging more people to read and discuss pieces from the Morning Star.
I have tried to do this and more, by asking fellow Labour members to review articles, having Morning Star papers at meetings and Morning Star articles as agenda items on committees, by sharing articles with non-political friends online and by having the newspaper in my car, home and workplace.
I was asked recently what should we fight the next general election on. It certainly wasn’t by a colleague at work or a close personal friend, that is not what they are talking about.
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