The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Stand united and never be divided
Aslef general secretary MICK WHELAN reflects on a controversial call for the disaffiliation of trade unions from the Labour Party
Mick Whelan (fifth from right) joins an Aslef protest
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
I’VE been a member of the Labour Party, and an active trade unionist, all my working life. For me, as for many people, including most of us who read the Morning Star six days a week, they walk hand in hand.
Why? Because the Labour Party was built by the collective voice of the trade unions — and the work on the streets of Britain by hundreds of thousands of trade union members — at the start of the 20th century.
To remove the collective voice of organised labour from the Labour Party would be to destroy its foundations. Quite literally. And for what purpose? Other than to shift the party — which, under Jeremy Corbyn, is on the brink of power — to perpetual opposition.
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