MOLLY QUELL reports on the sanctions placed on International Criminal Court officials by the Trump regime, making it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct even basic tasks

A FEW years ago, John McDonnell said: “If you think things are bad now, wait until we get even closer to Number 10. They will stop at nothing to demonise Jeremy. They’ll lie, cheat and slander in ways you couldn’t dream of right now. We’re expecting it and so should you.”
The smear on Jeremy Corbyn in Murdoch’s Times at the weekend, suggestive of a collaboration between senior elements in our Civil Service and the right-wing media — and the economic interests which it defends and supports — was a reminder of this.
It served to underline how for the very powerful, our politics, economy and media are there to serve the interests of a tiny fraction of society.

In his May Day message for the Morning Star, RICHARD BURGON says the call for peace, equality and socialism has never been more relevant





