Trade unionists must raise our voices not only for justice and against occupation, but also to protect our fundamental right to protest, writes LOUISE REGAN, ahead of a not-to-be-missed PSC conference
Marking the life of an Irish revolutionary
In part III of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells the extraordinary story of the attempts by ‘moderates’ to prevent leftwinger Mark Serwotka from taking the leadership of the then-newly formed PCS union
As the PM and his chief of staff’s blunders have mounted up, ANDREW MURRAY wonders who among Labour’s diminished ‘soft left’ might make a bid for the leadership
The multiple crises this country is facing are policy-driven – and more of the same won’t turn things around, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
If we want to do better than before then we have to learn from all our experiences – good and bad – and bring those to bear today, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives the latest of his fortnightly updates on the all-important 95th Anniversary Appeal
Today on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Irish patriot, revolutionary and labour leader James Connolly it is as important as ever to reflect on his life and works.
Connolly stated that "the two currents of revolutionary thought In Ireland, the socialist and the national , are not antagonistic but complementary“ and he dedicated his life to those democratic struggles – the freedom of Ireland and the emancipation of the working class.
Neither of these struggles have reached completion and both continue to this day.
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