Women’s liberation bursts back onto the scene

IT’S been a long time since this country has really witnessed the phenomenon known as the Women’s Liberation Movement. Glance at a timeline helpfully provided by the British Library, and you’ll see the launch of the contraceptive pill in 1961, real liberation made possible by the hard slog of campaigners, as was the Abortion Act of 1967. A year More...

Protesters during the demonstration organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London
Protesters during a demonstration organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, in April 2018 Morning Star More...

The rally in Mytilene on Lesbos, Greece, on January 22, 2020 demanding the Greek government ease severe overcrowding at refugee camps; (far left) a protester holds a placard: ‘Moria demands the camp be withdrawn’ and (left) a simple message for the EU
The rally in Mytilene on Lesbos, Greece, on January 22, 2020 demanding the Greek government ease severe overcrowding at refugee camps; (far left) a protester holds a placard: ‘Moria demands the camp More...

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather to mark the anniversary of the coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather to mark the anniversary of the coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez in 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela Morning Star More...

Dial-a-Ride service
A Dial-a-Ride service at Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s Photo Oxyman/Creative Commons Morning Star More...

Only working-class action can defend workers’ rights
TRADE union determination to “generate industrial power in the workplace” is the correct approach to attacks on our rights from the Boris Johnson government. Discussions on the impact of leaving the EU on More...

Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, delivers his speech during the Labour Party Conference
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, delivers his speech during the Labour Party Conference, in September 2019 Morning Star More...