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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Bloody Sunday amnesty: victims let down again
The legal campaigns by bereaved Irish families are not ‘vexatious’ or political propaganda. Where the British army has lied, history needs to be corrected by the guilty being brought to justice, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
DEVASTATED: A February 1972 funeral procession in Derry for the 13 Irish protesters killed by the British army on Bloody Sunday
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
ON FRIDAY July 2, like the vast majority of people who believe in justice, I was saddened to hear the news that the families of Bloody Sunday victims will not see those accused of the murder and attempted murder of their loved ones face justice.
While those of us that value truth and justice were dismayed by this decision, there were of course those who jumped for joy, hailing it as some kind of success.
The Daily Express, which campaigned to protect veterans from prosecution, ran the headline: “Witch-hunt against Northern Ireland veterans dealt blow after two cases dropped.”
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