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
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.
Afghan women living under the Taliban are navigating a system that makes their public existence conditional on male approval, writes SHUKRIA RAHIMI
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East


