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
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The Falls curfew, July 1970: the turning point of the Troubles
RICHARD RUDKIN recalls how the actions of the British army in West Belfast 50 years ago changed opinions in the community forever
The Falls Road, pictured in 1969
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
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners co-founder MIKE JACKSON talks to Matt Kerr about the enduring power of Pride, protest and trade unionism
Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
FOLLOWING the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police on May 25, here in Britain, there have been calls for the government to be more proactive against discrimination, and rightly so.
However, British history shows that it was not just the colour of your skin that could single you out for unfair treatment.
As many people in the North of Ireland will testify, being of the wrong religion could be dangerous too.
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