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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How will the Brexit deal affect musicians?
Leaving the EU highlights the underlying structural problems of the music industry that make it almost impossible for musicians to sustain themselves and their art, says BEN LUNN
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
AFTER four years of bickering, squabble, fearmongering, chaos and underhand tactics, Brexit has finally happened; a deal finally struck.
Despite the genuine concerns surrounding the uncertainty of Brexit, the British government and the EU made sure neither lost out.
The deal has very clearly been in the favour of a certain sector of the populace, however a hefty response from the trade union movement could make quite remarkable changes to this capitalist sovereignty and shift it to a more democratic/popular sovereignty.
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