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by Nana Backland, Merseyside Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group
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
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
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
IN the spring of 2011, Nato were supposed to “save” the Libyan people from repression and massacre. Nine years later, Libya is characterised by chaos, division and fierce battles between domestic and foreign interests.
“We have not had a unified and functioning government since March 2011. The Libyans have paid a high price for the invasion,” says Khaled Kaim, the country’s former deputy foreign minister.
Developments in Libya appear from time to time in the news flow. The war that started in March 2011 has not yet ended. On the contrary, the fighting has escalated over the past year and more outside parties are getting involved in the power struggle in the oil-rich country.
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
Tehran retaliates with attacks on Israel, the Gulf Arab states and crude oil flows
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN