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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The battle for Labour's soul
Casting aside the trade unions that founded the party would be suicidal, says Mark Seddon
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
In the run-up to next year’s local government elections and as a springboard to the general election, Labour will hold a “special conference” next year.
Will it be to launch a popular campaign for jobs, growth and an end to the privatisation of our public services?
Might it be to roll out its anti-austerity manifesto?
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