Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
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Nicaragua: the path to independence
ROGER McKENZIE looks at the notable advances made by the Sandinistas in addressing the people's needs in the face of US hostility and interference
COLOURFUL FUTURE: The Mayor's Office of Managua delivered 100 houses in the Villa de Santiago in Febrary 2023 as part of the commemoration of the 89th anniversary of the death Augusto C Sandino, a total of 270 houses will be delivered, said Reyna Rueda, Mayoress of Managua
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Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment
THE years under neoliberalism in Nicaragua saw trade union rights stripped away, collective bargaining agreements junked and, as trade union strength waned, living standards plummeted.
The 1980s saw massive investment in essential services after the 1979 revolution by the Sandinistas. This brought about major advances in education and healthcare as well as in land reform and, alongside it all, the growth of the trade union movement.
All of this heroic progress was achieved despite military intervention by the US and their illegal funding for the “contras” (armed opposition) designed to destroy the revolution.
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