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Covid-19 and the rise of the conspiracy movement
Years of government lies and misinformation combined with profit-driven internet algorithms and a growing public alienation from ‘official’ politics have fuelled a rise in conspiracy theories, writes JOE GILL
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
THOUSANDS gathered in Trafalgar Square in August to listen to conspiracy guru David Icke and fellow Covid-19 denier Piers Corbyn rail against the “plandemic.”
They returned en masse last month, as did the far-right groups who are infiltrating these events.
Such large gatherings amid a global pandemic can no longer be dismissed as the rantings of just a few cranks.
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