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
Wednesday 01st May 2024 Violence against shopworkers must end The growing epidemic of retail crime has seen Usdaw members abused, threatened and assaulted — it is time for action, and the May 2 elections can provide it, writes PADDY LILLIS
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Mask off: cost cutting revealed as real motive for promoting assisted dying CHRIS WHITEHOUSE calls out the agenda of the assisted suicide lobby as Matthew Parris admits its the introduction would not just risk putting the terminally under pressure to lift the burden they place on others, but that this would be a ‘good thing’
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 The only way to secure real change is to vote in a Labour government General secretary PADDY LILLIS explains why Usdaw believes supporting Labour is vital for its members’ well-being — rising costs, economic instability, and punitive restrictions on unions underscore the urgent need for political change
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Voices of Scotland Will we keep falling down the Rainbow Map? This year is the Unison Year of LGBT+ Workers, and this means all of us in the trade union movement must acknowledge the deepening challenges that are emerging in Britain and around the world, writes BRENDA AITCHISON
Tuesday 30th Apr 2024 Freedom Flotilla: Did Israel just block 5,500 tons of aid to Gaza? Guinea-Bissau has now withdrawn its flag from the Freedom Flotilla — but British humanitarian, Sarah Wilkinson, who intends to sail to Gaza with the activist fleet, says organisers are undeterred, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Brum, Rise Up! Activists and unions come together in Birmingham to resist municipal devastation Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO attends a vibrant meeting bringing together anti-cuts campaigns and local unions to co-ordinate a fightback against the biggest cuts faced by any city in the country
Sunday 28th Apr 2024 Labour will deliver a new deal for workers Usdaw general secretary PADDY LILLIS explains why a Labour government would be significantly more progressive on workers’ rights, from banning zero-hours contracts to clamping down on bogus self-employment
Monday 29th Apr 2024 The Tory war on the sick, disabled and chronically ill Rishi Sunak’s ‘clampdown on sick-note culture’ reflects the sickness of the ‘elites’ and the capitalist system they run, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE MP
Monday 29th Apr 2024 Centuries of struggle in Britain’s countryside: Campaigning for the right to roam before and after the Kinder Scout trespass The Manchester Young Communist League discusses the Kinder Scout Trespass in the context of centuries of class struggle over land access, and why activists are continuing that struggle today
Saturday 27th Apr 2024 Aw That A coalition of failure and betrayal The SNP is descending into civil war, but not before dragging their partners the Scottish Greens down to their political level of treachery and neglect, shunning the basic principles of their platform, writes MATT KERR
