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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May cannot survive her bad Brussels Brexit deal
Nobody wants Juncker's package and a better Brexit deal will never be offered to May. Only Corbyn's Labour can save the situation in the interests of the people, not the banks, writes NEIL FINDLAY MSP
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
THERE is only one person who should get the sack this Christmas — and that’s Theresa May.
She might have survived the wrath of the grey suit brigade for now, but she cannot escape the reality that is staring her in the face. Her leadership is doomed and her deal is in flames.
Across Scotland and Britain people are fed up of soundbites and stalling. May should bring her deal to the House of Commons and let MPs vote on it. We have had enough of these Tories running scared.
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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