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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Who’s who on the Scottish Labour left
Your round-up ahead of the May 5 Holyrood elections
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
Neil Findlay
A former bricklayer and school teacher, Findlay is convener of Labour’s Campaign for Socialism.
Strongly backed by the trade unions, he stood for leader against Jim Murphy in 2014. He has campaigned tirelessly on issues such as blacklisting, miners’ justice and on health issues and was named Community MSP of the Year in 2015.
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