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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham delivers the keynote speech at Centre for Cities event at the British Library in central London, March 4, 2026
Editorial / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
Employment law: defend what we have, fight for better
Voices of Scotland / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The Employment Rights Act marks a major victory for workers, but without stronger enforcement and collective organisation, its promises may fall short, says ALICE BOWMAN

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates with the FA Cup trophy following his sides victory over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium, London, May 16, 2026
Men’s football / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
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Theatre review / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

MARY CONWAY is exhilarated by an outstanding production of Brecht’s study of the painful sense that working-class people make of war

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Employment law: defend what we have, fight for better
Voices of Scotland / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The Employment Rights Act marks a major victory for workers, but without stronger enforcement and collective organisation, its promises may fall short, says ALICE BOWMAN

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on screen during the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving, May 17, 2026, in Washington
Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The ghosts of Custer’s doomed campaign haunt a modern America still devoted to waging imperialist war, says STEPHEN ARNELL

SANCTIONED: People travel on an electric tricycle in Havana, Cuba
Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

Trump’s drive for ‘regime change’ in Cuba has deepened the crisis across the island – while Venezuela has reaffirmed its commitment to Bolivarian solidarity, says FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ

OVERLOOKED: A memorial depicting Jackie Crookston, one of 12  local people killed in the ‘Massacre of Tranent’ in 1797, when colliery workers resisted conscription under the Militia Act of that year. Photo: Kim Traynor/Creative Commons
Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The 1797 slaughter of protesters and bystanders in Tranent exposed the brutality of the British state during a period of democratic repression, says KENNY MacASKILL

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Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

Unity and solidarity remain the key to defending workers, strengthening democracy and shaping a fairer Wales, write JULIE COOK and LINSEY IMMS

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Features / 18 May 2026
18 May 2026

DAVE CALFE, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes exclusively for the Morning Star as the union’s five-day annual conference opens in Birmingham

Former Arsenal player and Sky Sports pundit Ian Wright before the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, March 22, 2026
Men’s football / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

Pundit says football becoming ‘a rich man’s game’ as Champions League final goes subscription-only for first time

England's Ella Toone (centre) celebrates scoring their side's seventh goal of the game during the women's international friendly match at Wembley Stadium, London, November 29, 2025
Women’s football / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt bats during the third women's one day international match at the Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street, July 22, 2025
Women’s cricket / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
Emma Raducanu, July 4, 2025
Women’s tennis / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
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TV Network Monitor / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

DENNIS BROE surveys the offerings made at Series Mania Festival

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Videogame review / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

SCOTT ALSWORTH assesses the follow up to Disco Elysium, the first-ever genuinely Marxist videogame

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Festival review / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

GEORGE FOGARTY wallows in a celebration of music as a community practice

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 / 18 May 2026
18 May 2026

RITA DI SANTO listens out for the undertow of political film-making at this year’s festival

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Exhibition Review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics suggests CLARE CAROLIN

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Theatre review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

ANGUS REID applauds the potential of an ambitious show about Gaza, and encourages it to keep its nerve