The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
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Unite will always work towards democratic reform
Unite has been accused of voting against the union’s policy on mandatory reselection. LEN McCLUSKEY asserts this is simply false
Today’s interconnected conflicts are enriching the arms industry while pushing the entire world towards permanent militarisation, argues ROGER McKENZIE
by Nana Backland, Merseyside Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group
The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
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
LABOUR Party democracy took major steps forward in Liverpool this week. Our structures and procedures are developing, empowering our new mass membership while remaining true to our federal traditions based on union affiliation.
You would not know that from some of the comment in the last few days. Tired cliches about “machine politics” have been trotted out to divide unions from constituency delegates.
This rhetoric risks splitting the tremendous support for the Labour leadership which has been on show throughout conference. It also — and here’s the rub — bears no relationship to reality.
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