Articles by Ben Chacko

Trump's trade wars should prompt U-turn in Labour economic policy, say communists

TRUMP’S trade wars and vanishing growth prospects demand a U-turn in economic policy from Labour, the Communist Party said today.

Britain | Sunday 02nd Feb 2025

Scottish Labour ‘cannot get rid of its biggest problem – Keir Starmer,’ former MSP warns after dire polling figures

Features | Friday 31st Jan 2025

Interview ‘It's crucial to keep the Palestine movement on the streets’

Britain | Sunday 26th Jan 2025

We will ‘break your climate of fear’, peace activists warn police and politicians

Saturday 18th Jan 2025

Grasping the will for radical change

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports from the annual Rosa Luxemburg Conference held last weekend in Berlin

Sunday 12th Jan 2025

German police attack Palestine bloc on annual procession to Luxemburg and Liebknecht's graves

GERMAN police attacked the annual march to the graves of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht today, targeting marchers expressing solidarity with Pa

Tuesday 07th Jan 2025

Scottish Labour will abstain on Scottish budget – for not lifting Westminster Labour's two-child benefit cap fast enough

SCOTTISH Labour will abstain on the Budget, its leader Anas Sarwar said today.

Wednesday 01st Jan 2025

In 2025, we must confront a dystopian right fighting for unchecked corporate power

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says the status quo cannot last – but those currently poised to replace it would usher in a nightmarish new era

Monday 30th Dec 2024

Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter for retirement peace work following his death at 100

TRIBUTES have poured in for former US president Jimmy Carter following his death at 100 on Sunday.

Carter was US president from 1977-81.

Saturday 21st Dec 2024

Interview Matt Wrack: How to rebuild the fire and rescue service

The FBU general secretary, currently running for another term, speaks to Ben Chacko about what's needed to reverse 14 years of cuts – and decades of neoliberal deregulation

Thursday 19th Dec 2024

Teamsters launch biggest strike in Amazon's US history

THE Teamsters union launched the biggest strike against delivery giant Amazon in US history today.

Sunday 15th Dec 2024

Britain's communists denounce ‘war psychosis’ over alleged Chinese spy

THE Communist Party warned today against efforts to whip up a “war psychosis” through the political furore over alleged Chinese espionage.

Saturday 07th Dec 2024

Organising Amazon: the battle isn't over

Morning Star editor Ben Chacko reports on an event detailing GMB's campaign to unionise the Coventry warehouse addressed by regional organiser FERDOUSARA UDDIN and Amazon worker LOUVEZA IQBAL

Wednesday 04th Dec 2024

TUC Racial Discrimination and Equality Conference ’24 Can unions fight racism yet support Starmer, audience asks at TUC conference

Articles by Ben Chacko

Trump's trade wars should prompt U-turn in Labour economic policy, say communists

TRUMP’S trade wars and vanishing growth prospects demand a U-turn in economic policy from Labour, the Communist Party said today.

Scottish Labour ‘cannot get rid of its biggest problem – Keir Starmer,’ former MSP warns after dire polling figures

Interview ‘It's crucial to keep the Palestine movement on the streets’

We will ‘break your climate of fear’, peace activists warn police and politicians

Grasping the will for radical change

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports from the annual Rosa Luxemburg Conference held last weekend in Berlin

German police attack Palestine bloc on annual procession to Luxemburg and Liebknecht's graves

GERMAN police attacked the annual march to the graves of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht today, targeting marchers expressing solidarity with Pa

Scottish Labour will abstain on Scottish budget – for not lifting Westminster Labour's two-child benefit cap fast enough

SCOTTISH Labour will abstain on the Budget, its leader Anas Sarwar said today.

In 2025, we must confront a dystopian right fighting for unchecked corporate power

Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO says the status quo cannot last – but those currently poised to replace it would usher in a nightmarish new era

Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter for retirement peace work following his death at 100

TRIBUTES have poured in for former US president Jimmy Carter following his death at 100 on Sunday.

Carter was US president from 1977-81.

Interview Matt Wrack: How to rebuild the fire and rescue service

The FBU general secretary, currently running for another term, speaks to Ben Chacko about what's needed to reverse 14 years of cuts – and decades of neoliberal deregulation

Teamsters launch biggest strike in Amazon's US history

THE Teamsters union launched the biggest strike against delivery giant Amazon in US history today.

Britain's communists denounce ‘war psychosis’ over alleged Chinese spy

THE Communist Party warned today against efforts to whip up a “war psychosis” through the political furore over alleged Chinese espionage.

Organising Amazon: the battle isn't over

Morning Star editor Ben Chacko reports on an event detailing GMB's campaign to unionise the Coventry warehouse addressed by regional organiser FERDOUSARA UDDIN and Amazon worker LOUVEZA IQBAL

TUC Racial Discrimination and Equality Conference ’24 Can unions fight racism yet support Starmer, audience asks at TUC conference

TENSIONS over whether unions can effectively fight racism if seen to be too close to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party were aired in a Q&A with trade

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