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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For socialists this is the big one
NEIL FINDLAY MSP says the view from Scotland means only one thing: campaign now for Labour, or accept social carnage
Jeremy Corbyn hits the campaign trail
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
ACROSS the country Labour Party activists are dusting off their wellies, winter coats and scarves in preparation for a December 12 election.
While the prospect of dark nights, nippy frosts and snow may not set the hearts a flutter, the prospect of a bright red, Corbyn-led government casting a warm glow across Downing Street will.
Let’s make no mistake about it: for socialists this is the big one. This is the chance to elect a government that will transform our society by investing in our people, our industries and our communities.
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