Negotiations between Britain and the EU are going down to the wire. With Boris Johnson in thrall to Tory Brexiteers, the UK could well crash out of Europe without a deal, creating a perfect storm for British capitalism.
Attempts to oppose Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party have been blocked by the right-wing bureaucracy. But grassroots members in Bristol have shown that it is possible to smash through these barriers and fight back.
Cultural institutions and venues are facing an existential threat. But the Tories have shown only callousness and contempt towards artists and the arts. Capitalism is killing our culture. We need a socialist fightback to save it.
Biden has won – to the delight of the establishment, and the relief of ordinary Americans fed up with Trump. But US society remains polarised. And Biden represents the same bankrupt politics that led to Trump’s rise in the first place.
Vital support staff in HE have been presented with an insulting zero percent pay offer by management. Meanwhile, university bosses are bleeding students dry through fees and rents. Workers and students must unite and fight!
Owen Jones’ latest book chronicles the Corbyn years, offering an insider’s view on the problems faced by the Labour left. But the author fails to draw the key lesson from these events: that we need bold and militant leadership.
Rolls Royce workers in Lancashire have begun a three-week strike against redundancies and outsourcing. The labour movement must demand nationalisation and workers’ control in order to defend jobs and plan production for society’s needs.
Fred Weston, editor for marxist.com, discusses the most polarised US election in living memory. Biden’s victory is no cause for celebration for workers and youth. Donald Trump and his supporters are not going away anytime soon.
Joe Biden is on course to become the 46th President of the USA. But while cheers can be heard on Wall St., there is little enthusiasm amongst workers for the new White House occupant. Nor will Trump and his ilk go quietly into the night.
University of Manchester bosses and landlords have proven to be nothing but selfish profiteering fat cats. But students are fighting back, mobilising against fences erected that turned Fallowfield Campus into a prison.
US election night has come and gone, but there are no clear results. Trump has all but declared victory, while Biden has called for patience. The general picture is one of deep polarisation, with bourgeois democracy in an utter mess.
The Tories have banned the use of ‘anti-capitalist material’ in schools. The rigged education system won’t tell you the truth. Let the Marxist Student Federation do it.