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The struggles of a century – and into the future
Communist Party centenary project officer PHIL KATZ looks back at a year of achievement and the opportunity of future advance
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
AS THE centenary year of the Communist Party draws to a close, it’s possible to state with confidence that there’s more — and possibly the best — yet to come.
December 2020 will be notable for the convening of an important conference on the Future of Work and the message of a belief in the future will be reinforced, as the party gets behind the Youth Charter, recently published by the Young Communist League.
Back in June 2019, a committee was convened made of CP members and allies to discuss what kind of ideas, events, campaigns and publications would be a fitting way to celebrate 100 years of struggle for socialism.
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