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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Measles vaccination programmes need a shot in the arm
The increased risk of a measles outbreak in London highlights the need for more access to vaccination — not just in this country but worldwide, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
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
IN the 19th century, London used to be a haven for measles, with millions catching the disease. Karl Marx and his family were among them: in May 1854 they all got measles, the three Marx children aged between six and nine probably having picked it up at school.
Today, rates of measles in London are vanishingly low compared to the 1850s. However, last week on July 14 a report from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) stated that London is at risk of a large measles outbreak in the near future.
Models predict that measles could spread in a London outbreak of 40-160,000 people, potentially causing dozens of deaths and the hospitalisation of thousands.
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