The Epstein scandal has obliterated public trust in Britain’s core institutions: the monarchy, the police, Parliament, and the rest. Millions of people are even more convinced than they were before that the system is rigged, and the state is rotten to the core.

Lenin once explained that even the most ‘democratic’ states are nothing but dictatorships of capital, as long as the bankers and bosses are in control. Looking at the state of modern-day Britain, it’s clear that his words are as true as ever.

Britain’s youth unemployment crisis has been back in the headlines this week, following the release of a report which found that one in six young people will soon be out of employment, education, and training. Capitalism is scrapping our futures.

The ‘Wipe Out the Epstein Class’ campaign is off to a great start. Across the country, the RCP has found an “us vs them” sentiment which can no longer be contained thanks to the Epstein scandal. The genie is out of the bottle.

Since the May elections, Starmer has been a zombie prime minister: in office, but not in power; waiting for a challenger to send him to his grave. But neither Burnham – nor Polanski – will be a saviour for the left. Only revolutionary struggle offers a way out.

The tragic murder of Henry Nowak has shocked millions. The callous treatment of Nowak by the police has been weaponised by racist demagogues like Farage, Lowe, and Musk, to whip up division and unrest, and distract blame away from the failures of the whole system.