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by Conrad Landin
in Glasgow
BBC BOSSES are under renewed pressure to feature the Morning Star in broadcasts, after transport union TSSA resolved to complain about the “long-standing ban” on the paper.
A motion overwhelmingly passed at the union’s annual conference said it was “in the interest of democracy and knowledge” that the paper be included alongside other daily titles in newspaper reviews.
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
ANDY CROFT welcomes the publication of an anthology of recent poems published by the Morning Star, and hopes it becomes an annual event
A chance find when clearing out our old office led us to renew a friendship across 5,000 miles and almost nine decades of history, explains ROGER McKENZIE
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL