Labour4Clause4 campaign finds an echo at Labour conference
Socialist Appeal supporters report from this week’s Labour4Clause4 fringe meeting in Liverpool, where there was strong support for the demand to bring back Clause 4.
September 2018
Labour conference 2018: Grassroots emboldened
The Blairites were in full retreat in Liverpool this week. By contrast, the confidence of the Corbyn movement was on display throughout: in the motions passed and in the militant speeches of left-wing MPs.
Tees health workers stop privatisation attempts
NHS workers in the north-east have been fighting against changes that would see creeping privatisation and attacks on staff conditions. We spoke to one of the workers who led the struggle.
Argentina, Turkey and the debt bomb under the world economy
Recent events in Turkey and Argentina have highlighted the fragility of the so-called “emerging” economies. But, in reality, the whole world economic system is a house of cards waiting to collapse.
John McDonnell: Clause IV “more relevant than ever”
The shadow chancellor’s endorsement of the old Clause IV is a welcome step forward. Labour must now firmly commit itself to a bold socialist programme. Nationalisation without compensation!
Dublin eviction exposes Ireland’s housing scandal
The recent eviction of a group of occupiers in Dublin has highlighted the absurd housing crisis that exists in Ireland, with empty homes alongside homelessness.
Manoeuvres stop mandatory reselection in face of grassroots support
Socialist Appeal supporters in Liverpool report from inside the Labour Party conference, where a stitch-up from the union tops has kept mandatory reselection off the table.
Corbynomics: the many vs the few
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have made a number of bold and much-welcomed pledges in order to fix the “broken economy”. But what kind of economic programme should a Labour government carry out?
An appeal to Labour conference delegates: restore Clause 4!
As delegates prepare for next week’s Labour Party conference, the Labour4Clause4 campaign explains why we need to restore Labour’s commitment to socialism.
Why we oppose a “People’s Vote”
Calls for a second referendum on Brexit are growing louder by the day. The question will be at the fore of the upcoming Labour Party conference. But socialists should reject this demand.
Labour NEC puts the brakes on democratisation
Conservative elements within Labour’s ruling body are thwarting attempts to put more power in the hands of grassroots members.
Failed system – not striking workers – to blame for student suicide
Reactionary rags such as the Daily Mail and the Sun have attempted to blame a suicide at the University of Liverpool on ordinary staff. But this tragedy was the result of systematic failures.