The ‘Kinnock Moment’ Myth
In the run-up to party conference, Labour right-wingers are salivating at the prospect of another public war on the Left – but Neil Kinnock's actual record as leader demonstrates why that is a dead end.
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Yemen’s Architecture of the Future
The architecture of Yemen, with its multi-storey towers and domes of mud brick, is under constant threat of destruction – but a new book aims to tell the story of its beauty and radicalism.
Bus Privatisation Has Exposed the Myths of Privatisation
The cost of taking the bus has doubled since 1987, exposing the lies behind the privatisation and deregulation agenda – if we want decent bus services, it's time to take them back into public hands.
Fossil Fuel Capitalism Is Cutting Our Lives Short
A new study shows that 17 billion life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards, but there's only one way to do it – ending the system that pollutes the world in the name of profit.
Liverpool Says No to the Arms Trade
Next month, the European Electronic Warfare Convention is due to take place in Liverpool – but the city's residents are sending a clear message: arms dealers and warmongers are not welcome in Merseyside.
The Rent Is Still Rising
Housing in Britain has already been in crisis for years – but while wages stagnate, rents outside London are now rising at their fastest rate since the financial crash.
The Bexley Bin Workers Show that Organising Works
Bin workers in Bexley have gone from being some of the lowest paid in London to some of the highest, winning pay rises and extra holidays through strike action. Their lesson is simple: organising works.
The Only Way to Reduce Waiting Lists Is to Fund the NHS
A record 5.6 million are now awaiting NHS hospital treatment in England – only stopping the cuts, the creeping privatisation, and the privileging of profit over people will bring the numbers down.
Firefighting Climate Change
Firefighters around the world are risking their lives on the frontline of the climate crisis – and their experience proves that only collective action can save us.
Child Poverty Is a Choice
In the North East constituency of Wansbeck, child poverty has risen from 26% to an incredible 37% in the past five years – the consequence of Tory policies which deepen poverty rather than tackling it.
Remembering Cliff Cocker
Cliff Cocker, longstanding arts editor at the Morning Star, passed away last month aged 72. We remember his commitment to socialism, and his contributions to arts projects around the world.
The Real Way to Solve the Social Care Crisis
The Tories' plan to save social care won't get anywhere close, but that doesn't mean the problem is unsolvable – the real answer is a National Care Service, funded by taxing the rich.