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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It'll be a bleak Christmas on the Tories' watch – and the north will suffer the most
Jon Trickett looks at the devastation brought about by a decade of Tory rule
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
AS Christmas approaches, many will be looking forward to spending time with family and exchanging gifts, even in this most difficult of years.
But not everybody will get this opportunity.
Many family members have tragically lost their lives due to Covid. Jobs have been lost. Wages have been cut. Even the most basic of Christmas gifts are now unaffordable for many parents.
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