Editorial
Stand by our firefighters
Fire Minister Brandon Lewis probably had a fair idea what Sir Ken Knight would deliver when he asked him to conduct an "independent" report into fire and rescue services in England.
Features
A timely reminder of the long fight ahead
As LGBT activists worldwide celebrate anti-homophobia day we are reminded of prevailing prejudice
Letters
We desperately need a new voting system
Friday 17 May 2013
Raymondo raises the issues of low turnout in the local elections and those who don't vote (M Star May 13).
A nationwide response to an all-out assault
Friday 17 May 2013
The Star is to be thanked for advertising tomorrow's broad-based demonstration to defend London's NHS and say No to privatisation.
Don't let the right control the EU debate
Friday 17 May 2013
Bob Crow is right (M Star May 14) - we should not let the EU debate be hijacked by Ukip, the Tory right and the neofascists.
March to defend our NHS
Friday 17 May 2013
Never mind all this talk from politicians about addressing the problems that A&Es are facing, but how about halting the plans to close the ones that remain open?
It is not 1917 any more
Friday 17 May 2013
Andrew Northall (M Star May 14) asks if you can imagine Lenin in 1917 calling for a land value tax.
Israel snub comes from great scientist
Friday 17 May 2013
The superb articles by John Haylett (M Star May 11) and Ramzy Baroud (M Star May 14) are indeed right to point out the significance of Professor Stephen Hawking's snub to Israel.
We need British policies, not EU
Friday 17 May 2013
Robert Griffiths's article A people's policy on Europe (M Star May 10) is not anti-Europe but anti-big business Europe and anti the European agreement Britain has entered into.
Help stop Welsh fascists
Friday 17 May 2013
To anti-fascists of north Wales. The NWA - Welsh section of the English Defence League - will be marching against the so-called Muslim "disease" in Llandudno on August 10.
One-sided UAF report a shame
Friday 17 May 2013
It was both surprising and disappointing to read such a one-sided report on the NUS executive rejecting a motion in support of working with Unite Against Fascism (M Star May 11).
More debate about smashing Con-Dems
Thursday 16 May 2013
Interesting as it is to read the debate about the origins of the Green Man imagery, it would be good to hear more from readers of Britain's premier socialist newspaper about the efforts and initiatives made across the country to undermine the fierce Con-Dem attacks on workers and communities.