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
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Paddy McGuffin welcomes you to the Westminster steeplechase
Election of a new leadership at Hadash’s convention signals a renewed effort to forge a broad Arab-Jewish alliance in Israel, says AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN
HENRY FOWLER, national co-ordinator for General Strike 100, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations by joining campaigners and trade unionists in Brighton for the unveiling of a new blue plaque and a full day of commemorative events marking the centenary of the ‘Battle of Lewes Road’
The FBU leader speaks to Ben Chacko about cuts, collapsing Starmerism and confronting the far right
The collapse of Streeting’s leadership challenge and an opening for Burnham’s potential path back to Parliament have accelerated the battle over what – if anything – Labour still stands for, writes ANDREW MURRAY
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the relationship between law and the humanities
Hello and welcome to the Norfolk and Chance New Year's handicap steeplechase live from Westminster.
Already we've had quite remarkable scenes here with Universal Credit throwing its rider before the race has even started. We've been informed that the horse is OK but the vets have had to shoot Iain Duncan Smith.
Meanwhile the start has had to be delayed because Grant Schapps, aboard Bedroom Tax, seems in two minds about which of his three stalls to enter.
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WILL DRY speaks to three former members of the armed forces about the political hypocrisy surrounding Armistice Day, how war is a function of class society, and the far right’s use of militarism and nationalism to divide working people
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
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