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Another year's AGM provides food for thought at the Morning Star
Shareholders unanimously endorsed unity for a Labour victory and a full debate on gender identity at the co-op's 73rd AGM

THE Morning Star’s annual general meeting came to a close for 2018 this week, with a final leg in London following the meetings in Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff over the weekend.
As editor I travel to each meeting alongside business manager Jimmy Macintyre, circulation manager Bernadette Keaveney and People’s Press Printing Society management committee chair Bob Oram.
Travelling between the four meetings over four days can be tiring, but it’s made up for by the enthusiasm and support for the Morning Star we see from you, its readers and owners, in every city we visit.
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