TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK speaks to the Morning Star’s Berny Torre about the increasing frustration the trade union movement feels at a government that promised change, but has been too slow to bring it about
A dangerous Bill that limits freedom of conscience
The anti-boycott Bill ultimately acts as a way of gagging public bodies and must be opposed, writes Labour peer PAULINE BRYAN
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT: Over 400 trade unionists including health workers, teachers, hospitality workers, academics and artists blockade weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Rochester, Kent, which provides components for military aircraft being used by Israeli forces in the bombardment of Gaza
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA
EMAN ABU ZAYED reminisces about the perilous time her family and neighbours endured in northern Gaza and how they were forced, in fear of their lives, to flee south
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
OVER the past few years we have seen many Bills in the House of Lords that show a worrying disregard for humanity, but the anti-boycott Bill is the first, as I far as I know, that actually instructs public bodies to disregard morality.
If we have to rely on the moral compass of this government to set standards, then it will be set at a very low bar.
We should not be surprised because Conservative governments have form for being on the wrong side of history. Just two examples:
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