The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
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To tackle the climate crisis, we need real system change to end fossil-fuelled capitalism
It is clear that the government must make a complete U-turn in its approach to climate justice, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
A statue of Prime Minister Boris Johnson splattered with oil as campaigners from Greenpeace demonstrate at Downing Street against exploitation of the Cambo oil field
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
THE climate crisis is no longer a distant threat; it is already here.
The upcoming Cop26 conference provides a crucial opportunity to address this existential threat.
Yet the government is proceeding with a number of destructive, environmentally damaging initiatives that make a mockery of its claim to be a leader on climate justice.
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