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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Scottish voters should not be forced into a binary choice
NEIL FINDLAY puts the arguments for a third option on Scotland’s future
Participants at the Indyref 2020 rally, hosted by the National newspaper, in George Square in Glasgow, in November 2019
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
THE Trump era saw the United States deeply divided, society cleaved apart, fuelled by a politics of hatred and conflict.
Anyone with deeply held and genuine views about poverty, foreign policy, healthcare or democracy was identified as the enemy.
Decent people were mocked and victimised for daring to raise questions. Social media became a war zone of vicious exchanges and fake news.
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Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome