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Remembrance degenerated
A sea of red poppies and imperial propaganda is distorting the original post-war message of peace, SYMON HILL of the Peace Pledge Union tells the Morning Star
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
REMEMBRANCE Day is important for learning from the past, the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) believes. But the current government’s approach is not about remembering, but “about forgetting” PPU’s Symon Hill warns.
“The day is almost entirely about British and allied army forces — and any suggestions that wars might not have been justified or the deaths were futile, or that people were exploited by the rich and powerful, is greeted by accusations of dishonouring the dead.
“Pretending that the deaths were worthwhile and sanitising wars is what is really dishonouring their deaths.”
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