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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Big basements plumb the depths of donor sleaze
When it comes to mega basements, Tory donors are, it seems, all in them together. SOLOMON HUGHES digs deep to unearth the truth
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
Just before the general election, the Electoral Commission released details of an extra £2.3 million in donations to the Tory Party.
The commission, which oversees party donations, was listing the cash that helped fund Cameron’s return to Number 10.
It also showed the continuing close links between the Conservatives and the financial sector. And the links between the Tories and “mega basements.”
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