Three years on from the start of Israel’s slaughter of Gaza, the nightmare in the Middle East has only worsened, and the Palestinian people are further away from freedom. This Saturday, the communists will be marching under the banner, ‘For Palestine to live, imperialism must die’.

The Green Party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ motion has sent the British establishment into hysteria, and has exposed the deepening divide within the Green Party itself. Once again, Palestine has proved to be the ultimate political litmus test. But what will happen now?

In just a few weeks, we’ve recruited 100 new party members and met thousands interested in getting involved with the Revolutionary Communist Students. This has been our most successful freshers campaign yet – and this is only the beginning!

Labour politicians, the media, and the ‘left’ have all been lulled by Burnham’s ‘hopeful’ vision. These people have no idea how removed they are from the real mood in society. Events across the Channel paint a very different picture of where things are headed in Britain.

Europe has been set alight by mass protests, led by the youth. From sky-high rents, to dilapidated schools, to militarism and austerity – workers and youth in Britain share all of the conditions that led to this social explosion.

Events in France are moving at a lightning pace. Thousands of school students across the country have joined the powerful mobilisations of fire fighters and public sector workers, facing heavy-handed police repression. But how can the movement succeed?