City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2024 United we stand, divided we fall GAWAIN LITTLE recalls the early history of British trade unionism and the salutary lessons it contains for the present
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Lend your support to a Morning Star hero! A dauntless reader is walking 268 miles across the glorious landscape of the Pennine Way to fundraise for the people’s paper. Why not help him on his way with a donation, says circulation manager BERNADETTE KEAVENEY
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Roy Jones: a narrow escape from the army In the second of four extracts from his new memoir, the Morning Star’s legendary former industrial reporter looks back at his life in the Royal Air Force in 1948
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2024 Labour must invest in renewal to save our schools National Education Union general secretary DANIEL KEBEDE talks to Ben Chacko about the crisis in education, the need for fair pay and how to see off the threat of Farage
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2024 Tolpuddle martyrs are a reminder of the struggles of today With a Labour government now in power it’s time to rebuild in the interests of working people, says MICK LYNCH
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2024 How should we view the Tolpuddle martyrs today? We can take inspiration from our forebears and win the repeal of anti-worker legislation and bring about fair pay and decent public services for all, says STEVE GILLAN
Saturday 20th Jul 2024 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2024 ‘News isn't just another business’ MICHELLE STANISTREET, who is stepping down from leadership of the National Union of Journalists after 13 years, speaks to the Morning Star on what's wrong with the media industry – and how to address it
Friday 19th Jul 2024 Promoting democracy? The reality of British foreign policy in Kuwait and the Gulf Why has our government been silent on the months-long shutdown of Kuwait’s parliament – and why do academics so often refrain from criticising countries in the region, asks IAN SINCLAIR
Friday 19th Jul 2024 Free speech is being compromised by police spying TIM DAWSON looks at how obsessive police surveillance of journalists undermines the very essence of democracy
Friday 19th Jul 2024 Labour in opposition promised reform on IPPs and joint enterprise sentencing – let’s get started! Action for justice is needed as there are currently 3,000 prisoners behind bars under ‘Imprisonment for Public Protection,’ even though this type of sentence was abolished in 2012, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
