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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A new workers’ party? Taking a long-term view
Examining the Labour Party’s history – and the reasons for its survival as an entity – give important insights into the best strategy for the future, argues VINCE MILLS
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Broken national demonstration in central London, November 5 2022
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
PART ONE of this article gave a brief account of how the left won the leadership of the Labour Party but not the support of significant sections of the working class. This part considers potential drivers for radical change and how we might move forward.
Central to much of the argument in support of a new workers’ party is the notion that it is the vehicle itself — the Labour Party — that is the problem — if we just started from the beginning and rebuilt it, we could indeed build a party capable of delivering socialism.
It is therefore necessary, the argument continues, that the trade unions should disaffiliate and use their resources to build this new left enterprise.
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