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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Why I painted 'the north is not a petri dish' on Manchester's 'Berlin Wall'
Councillor SAM WHEELER spoke to the person responsible for the graffiti slogan that went viral about poverty under Covid-19, Tory iniquity and the legacy of austerity
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
So Elias, could you give us a bit about your background?
I’m from East Manchester and am now a student at one of the universities. I’ve grown up under austerity and seen the effects of it on myself and my family. Cuts, particularly around health and social care have had a massive personal impact on me.
I spend a lot of my time being angry, but I also try and do community work on different projects. It keeps me mostly sane. I still feel powerless to address much of the poverty you see just walking around the city centre though.
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