The only English-language socialist daily newspaper in the world, published six days a week. https://morningstaronline.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkpewan5t22oWales faces a stark election choice on jobs and stability - Welsh Labour leader ELUNED MORGAN explains how a vote for the party will deliver the progress and continuity the country needs on manufacturing, renewables, creative industries and more https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wales-faces-stark-election-choice-jobs-and-stability30 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpewan5t22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkpevbzo322oThe case for black self-organisation - The route to liberation does not lie in waiting for allies or chasing representation for its own sake – it requires consistent political strategy and collective struggle, writes ROGER McKENZIE https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/case-black-self-organisation30 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpevbzo322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkpeuufba22oBreak the gas shackles: why British wind must stop enriching global speculators - Global conflict and a gas-linked pricing system are driving up costs, despite a welcome shift towards renewables, explains MURAD QURESHI https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/break-gas-shackles-why-british-wind-must-stop-enriching-global-speculators30 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpeuufba22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkmtf2xbls2jA new framework for trade union organising - JOANNE THOMAS welcomes the Employment Rights Act as an instrument for the much-needed revitalisation of trade union membership and activism https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-framework-trade-union-organising29 Apr 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmtf2xbls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkmte4xavc2jMorgan McSweeney: Labour’s hidden hand, exposed - The party’s internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows – but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/morgan-mcsweeney-labours-hidden-hand-exposed29 Apr 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmte4xavc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkkf2o33qk2aStarmer has chosen landlord profits over the needs of ordinary people Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/starmer-has-chosen-landlord-profits-over-needs-ordinary-people28 Apr 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkf2o33qk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkkezthwgs2aMay Day at the Marx Memorial Library On May 4, the MML opens its doors to marchers and visitors alike, celebrating a living tradition of working-class struggle. MEIRIAN JUMP invites readers to come along and explore the building and its collections https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/may-day-marx-memorial-library28 Apr 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkezthwgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkkeyunyn22aMaking trade union members’ voices heard with Labour JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions’ political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/making-trade-union-members-voices-heard-labour28 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkeyunyn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkkey7qgu22aChallenges ahead for the Scottish trade union movement As STUC Congress moves to a biennial format, TOM MORRISON warns of concerns over shrinking lay power https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/challenges-ahead-scottish-trade-union-movement28 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkey7qgu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkkexk3nvs2aViolence against transport workers is rising. April 28 must be a turning point On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/violence-against-transport-workers-rising-april-28-must-be-turning-point28 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkexk3nvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkhuukuwpk2jKarl Marx’s Capital remains one of the most influential works of social science ever written and is much more than merely an historical document, repaying study today, writes the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY and Workers’ School https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-karl-marxs-capital-important-and-it-worth-reading-today27 Apr 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhuukuwpk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkhutmdv3k2jCelebrating different minds – neurodiversity in the workplace - Usdaw is working hard alongside its members to smash down barrriers facing neurodivergent workers, writes Joanne Thomas https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/celebrating-different-minds-neurodiversity-workplace27 Apr 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhutmdv3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkacgejjfc2rA pond brought back to life - Volunteers have helped revive a pool steeped in England’s rural past and now bursting with life. MARK SEDDON takes a look https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pond-brought-back-life24 Apr 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkacgejjfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkacfflqk22rMomentum for change in Ireland is exciting and unstoppable - On the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Ireland stands at another historic crossroads, writes DECLAN KEARNEY of Sinn Fein https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/momentum-change-ireland-exciting-and-unstoppable24 Apr 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkacfflqk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mkacegjzpk2r1916 and the unfinished struggle - This year marks the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. TOM GALLAHUE and ROBERT POOLE from Educators for a United Ireland discuss the role played by the Irish diaspora, and why the Rising remains relevant today https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/1916-and-unfinished-struggle24 Apr 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkacegjzpk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mk5rayri3s2jPlaid Cymru asks for trust on May 7 - RHUN AP IORWERTH outlines Plaid Cymru’s immediate and medium-term policy goals https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plaid-cymru-asks-trust-may-723 Apr 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5rayri3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mk3arzvgus2eThe fight for safe work - ANDREA BRADLEY highlights how a City of Glasgow College health and safety dispute is the subject of an STUC Congress emergency motion https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fight-safe-work22 Apr 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3arzvgus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mk3ar7cckc2eCommon insecurity – Britain in a world of political confusion - While politicians fixate on defence budgets, the real answers lie in peace-building and economic justice, says ALAN SIMPSON https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/common-insecurity-britain-world-political-confusio22 Apr 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ar7cckc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mk3aqadkh22eThe people’s mandate: A vision for Cymru, together - A growing coalition, Cymru Together, is challenging traditional politics – calling for practical plans that connect climate action with economic justice, writes BETHAN SAYED https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/peoples-mandate-vision-cymru-together22 Apr 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3aqadkh22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mk3ap4ijek2ePlants eat too - ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT delve into the strange, active – and sometimes predatory – world of plants https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plants-eat-too22 Apr 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ap4ijek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjyqpzttv22xDevolution under pressure as Reform targets Holyrood - Rising discontent is fuelling Reform UK’s advance ahead of crucial polls next month, but behind the insurgent branding lies an agenda of more cuts and austerity, says RUBY GIBSON https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/devolution-under-pressure-reform-targets-holyrood21 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyqpzttv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjyqnhh2wk2xNo more cuts, no more excuses - The labour movement must challenge the endless austerity narrative — and Unity Consulting will play its part to complement the work already being done by trade unions https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/no-more-cuts-no-more-excuses21 Apr 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyqnhh2wk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjyqml3xlk2xWhy Britain must stop facilitating Trump’s war on Iran - CND and the Stop the War Coalition are calling for a mass protest this Saturday to end British complicity in illegal US strikes at RAF Fairford. SOPHIE BOLT explains https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-britain-must-stop-facilitating-trumps-war-iran21 Apr 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyqml3xlk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjyqlnbtec2xWake-up time for a Labour Party haemorrhaging support - Labour government must urgently start to implement the policies on which it got elected, or it will face curtains, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wake-time-labour-party-haemorrhaging-support21 Apr 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyqlnbtec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjwc5kx5zk2wCrisis point reached in Scottish prisons - A major new report highlights the the dire state of our prison system – and demands urgent action from government, explains PHIL FAIRLIE https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/crisis-point-reached-scottish-prisons20 Apr 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwc5kx5zk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjwc4jxzes2wTime to back Scotland’s artists with a guaranteed income - Inspired by Ireland’s success, Equity urges all parties to support a basic income for artists that could unlock talent and boost the economy, says MARLENE CURRAN https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/time-back-scotlands-artists-guaranteed-income20 Apr 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwc4jxzes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjwc3hgpb22wWith unity we can become a force that cannot be ignored - As the STUC gathers in an election year, the message to politicians is clear – continuing managed decline is unacceptable to Scotland’s workers, says ROZ FOYER https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unity-we-can-become-force-cannot-be-ignored20 Apr 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwc3hgpb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjwc2llydc2wScotland’s firefighters showed their worth in Glasgow. Now politicians must show theirs - A recent Union Street blaze showed firefighters at their best, but years of underfunding and job losses are stretching the service to its limits, writes JOHN McKENZIE https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scotlands-firefighters-showed-their-worth-glasgow-now-politicians-must-show-theirs20 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwc2llydc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjwbzncfxk2wGreat British Railways must deliver more than warm words - Concrete proposals are needed to bring about full integration of the rail system, with real protections for workers and an end to private operators, argues EDDIE DEMPSEY https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/great-british-railways-must-deliver-more-warm-words20 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbzncfxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mstaronline.bsky.social/post/3mjooaqo77k2zStrike at the museum https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/strike-museum17 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:7amwv3ewdezh3v3qvqxmizvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjooaqo77k2z