Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
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Who needs marriage anyway?
Like the royal family, wedding ceremonies reflect backward and patriarchal power dynamics that should be consigned to history, writes JO BARTOSCH
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
I THINK it’s fair to assume the Morning Star won’t grace the breakfast table of the royal bride and groom today.
It’s a shame really, because I’d like to use this space reach out to Meghan Markle and tell her, woman-to-woman, to spare herself the awkward first dance, dull speeches and £32 million bill.
From the card used for the invitations to the cake, the minutiae of the couples’ wedding arrangements have been scrutinised by a press hell-bent on boring the public. Vexed questions of protocol, such as who should walk Markle down the aisle in the absence of her father, have been discussed at such length one would think her incapable of walking unaided.
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