In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
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Challenging the logic of capital is what's needed to rebuild our social and industrial fabric
Amid the froth of nationalism, Labour’s message got lost, writes STEPHEN LOW
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners co-founder MIKE JACKSON talks to Matt Kerr about the enduring power of Pride, protest and trade unionism
Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
SNP Cabinet Minister Fiona Hyslop declared on Monday morning that the election results showed “a tale of two countries.”
They don’t though. It was a good night for nationalism north and south. The parties of the social status quo did well, the party of real change did badly.
This is no real surprise — when politics is dominated by flag-waving and constitution-mongering, getting the case for doing things differently an airing, much less a hearing is a struggle. As the workforces at the Caley railway works and BiFab are discovering.
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