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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MEIC BIRTWISTLE reports from this year’s Eisteddfod
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
THE Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd is regarded as one of the heartlands of the Welsh language and its culture, and this year it is home to the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
However, despite its idyllic landscapes, it is a time of crisis for the communities which comprise this linguistic stronghold.
Plaid Cymru MP for Arfon, in the county, Hywel Williams has commissioned a report by the Bevan Foundation think tank, which has pointed to low wages and insecure work as in large part responsible, with high housing, energy and travel costs meaning that local families face an increased cost-of-living premium.
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