The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
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How ordinary people become extraordinary – a window into the world of front-line struggle
Morning Star Scotland editor Niall Christie speaks to NEIL FINDLAY about his new book If You Don't Run, They Can't Chase You
Neil Findlay and (inset) his new book
Today’s interconnected conflicts are enriching the arms industry while pushing the entire world towards permanent militarisation, argues ROGER McKENZIE
by Nana Backland, Merseyside Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group
The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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
WHEN asked what the common theme throughout his new book is, Neil Findlay is clear – injustice.
“Ordinary people become extraordinary through their commitment and desire to see things done right,” he says, just months after stepping back from public life after 18 years.
But short of taking some well-deserved time off, the long-time socialist MSP and councillor is back putting the voices of the marginalised and oppressed to the fore. A collection of interviews and tales from the front line of the fight for social justice, If You Don’t Run, They Can’t Chase You brings together the stories of personal tragedy and anti-establishment campaigns which have been fought across Britain and beyond in the past 50 years.
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