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The Fighting Fund Things must be bad if even the Star stall’s not out

with Keith Stoddart

OUR high streets are often dismal at the best of times — and at present especially so.

For just over ten years these centres of capitalism, over-consumption and exploitation have had a regular splash of revolutionary red to offer both hope and a challenge to their orthodoxy.

Each Saturday in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dumfries, a gallant little caravan of barrows, trollies, flags and — most importantly — Morning Stars trundles down to set up shop alongside the most expensive stores around.

Working, not behind, but inside the enemy’s lines — they make the case for an alternative to capitalism, in part by selling the paper!

It’s a cheery place and apart from admittedly feeble attacks from the ultra-right and narrow nationalists, it can be a fun way of carrying out political work. 

Regular visitors in Glasgow include MPs, MSPs, ex-MPs, members of the other house and the cream of the Labour movement’s shop-stewards. 

Folk from the former socialist countries tell how our paper improved their English, others tell us their granny swore by it.

A few famous folk have bought papers: singer Susan Boyle told us her father regularly read it and we’ve even had that Maxine Peake buy one. John McDonnell gave us warm words, but sadly didn’t follow our economic advice.

All three stalls are not being laid out and won’t be for some time. But worry not, we will return when conditions allow. Meantime, give some thought about a digital subscription — it’s ideal if self-isolating!

To subscribe to the Morning Star’s e-edition, please visit: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/subscribe

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