The Employment Rights Act marks a major victory for workers, but without stronger enforcement and collective organisation, its promises may fall short, says ALICE BOWMAN
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PADDY McGUFFIN is not impressed by the Mitchell media circus
The ghosts of Custer’s doomed campaign haunt a modern America still devoted to waging imperialist war, says STEPHEN ARNELL
Trump’s drive for ‘regime change’ in Cuba has deepened the crisis across the island – while Venezuela has reaffirmed its commitment to Bolivarian solidarity, says FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
The 1797 slaughter of protesters and bystanders in Tranent exposed the brutality of the British state during a period of democratic repression, says KENNY MacASKILL
Unity and solidarity remain the key to defending workers, strengthening democracy and shaping a fairer Wales, write JULIE COOK and LINSEY IMMS
DAVE CALFE, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes exclusively for the Morning Star as the union’s five-day annual conference opens in Birmingham
First up, a question. Did this column miss a meeting or something? Has there been some kind of vote in the last two weeks whereby the media has announced a moratorium on news?
Is it too late to have my say?
I only ask because there obviously is important stuff going on but you wouldn't think so judging by the papers and broadcast media.
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