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A prolonged war of attrition – or worse – must be averted
Throwing further weapons into the cauldron of war is no solution to the Ukraine conflict, and nor is talk of ‘regime change’ in Russia – we must strive for an urgent peace and a restart of negotiations, argues LINDSEY GERMAN of Stop the War
A woman collects wood for heating from a destroyed school where Russian forces were based in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
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
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
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
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
VLADIMIR PUTIN’S dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine with his talk of using nuclear weapons threatens much greater conflict and is totally against the interests of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples and those of the rest of Europe.
This is already a proxy war between Russia and the Nato powers, three of which also possess nuclear weapons. The urgent need is for a ceasefire and peace talks now — but all the rhetoric is going in the other direction.
This is clear from the words of Liz Truss, on her first trip overseas as prime minister at the UN general assembly in New York.
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