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
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I am a front-line postal worker: here’s why I am going on strike
ALASTAIR SINCLAIR explains we need to save not only posties' pay and conditions — but the whole service itself
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
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners co-founder MIKE JACKSON talks to Matt Kerr about the enduring power of Pride, protest and trade unionism
Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
WHEN I started the job 20 years ago I used to love coming to work. We had time to get things done, the camaraderie was fantastic, we were firmly embedded in the communities we served and alongside all this — we got the job done.
After privatisation we have slowly but surely started to see the difference. Not a second to spare each day, no time to spend with our customers, an increase in pressure from management, and subsequently, more strike action locally.
I want to get two things across. Firstly a message to my colleagues and secondly one to the public.
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