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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Labour’s Covid plan not quite the silver bullet
JOAN TWELVES believes far more needs to be done to keep the virus at bay, NHS staff safe and the population protected
STAFF SAFETY: Medical staff in a critical care unit at King's College Hospital in south east London wear the FFP3 face masks
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
LABOUR’S 10-point plan for living with Covid is as follows:
– Retain volunteer responders to assist with vaccination (next winter)
– Prioritise testing and make it fit for the future
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