In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Len McCluskey interview: Extraordinary times in politics
Leader of Britain’s biggest trade union LEN McCLUSKEY talks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about the transformation of Labour under Corbyn, party unity and the importance of trade unions reaching out to newly politicised young people
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
LEN McCLUSKEY is proud to be addressing the Not One Day More march and rally called by the People’s Assembly today against the Tory government.
The recently re-elected leader of Britain’s biggest trade union is a man who knows the politics of protest can change the world — and has short shrift for those who “dismiss it as pointless.
“I’m one of those people who believes in demonstrations, in direct action, in coming out onto the streets,” he tells me. “The People’s Assembly is a fantastic organisation. Unite has supported it from the outset.
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