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
The summer’s far-right riots must be a watershed moment for change
The trade union movement needs to step up to confront the menace of fascism head on, argues DANIEL KEBEDE
Demonstrators at an anti-racism protest in Walthamstow, London, August 7, 2024
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
THE recent riots that occurred throughout the country by the far right, seeking to exploit the violent, heart-breaking attack on children and their teacher in Southport was truly shameful. It was also frightening and a wake-up call to all of us.
Our communities have come under attack through deplorable acts of racist and Islamophobic violence in which we have seen attacks on homes, mosques, Muslim-owned businesses and arson attacks on hotels housing asylum-seekers.
The fear felt by those surrounded by a braying mob hell-bent on destruction is unimaginable.
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