Storming heaven: The Paris Commune
Josh Holroyd discusses the lessons of the Paris Commune – when the working class seized power for the first time in history.
March 2023
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SVB collapse and the fragility of capitalism
The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank has revealed cracks throughout the global financial system. As interest rates rise, these fissures are spreading. The ruling class is caught between a rock and a hard place, as the crisis of capitalism deepens.
15 March day of action – Militancy, solidarity, and determination
Yesterday saw the biggest trade union mobilisation in Britain in over a decade, with teachers, lecturers, civil servants, and lecturers all out on strike. Socialist Appeal comrades across the country joined the protests and picket lines.
Hunt’s big business Budget: “This is class war”
The Tories’ latest Budget was stuffed with treats for the bosses, with nothing for striking workers. Yesterday’s day of action shows the potential strength of our movement. To realise it, we need militant leadership and bold socialist demands.
Scotland: Sturgeon succession race highlights bankruptcy of SNP leaders
Voting is underway amongst SNP members to see who will succeed Nicola Sturgeon. But none of the candidates have anything to offer workers and youth. The only way forward is through class struggle, in the fight for a Scottish Workers’ Republic.
School protests erupt across the country: Put staff and students in control!
School student protests have broken out across the country, fuelled by growing anger against austerity and academisation. The struggles being waged by teachers, workers, and pupils must be brought together into a common fightback against the bosses and the Tories.
BMA pickets: Junior doctors show determination to win
Midway through their walkout, the mood amongst striking junior doctors is one of confidence and enthusiasm. Tomorrow they will be bolstered by action across the public sector. The trade unions must unite and escalate their struggles to win.
140 years after the death of Marx – The communists are coming!
Karl Marx may have been lying in Highgate Cemetery for 140 years now. But his ideas are alive and kicking. With capitalism in crisis, the spectre of communism is once again haunting the ruling class. Join the Marxists! Join the revolution!
Lineker, the BBC, and Tory culture wars: An establishment own goal
The establishment’s attempt to pick a fight with Gary Lineker over their anti-asylum agenda has spectacularly blown up in their faces, revealing the BBC’s inherent bias. We must fight their culture war with class war, and build a workers’ media.
Junior doctors strike back – Save our NHS with socialist policies!
Junior doctors organised in the BMA are striking this week, joining other public sector workers in the struggle for decent pay and conditions. Austerity and privatisation are killing our NHS. Only bold socialist policies can save it.
Defend socialists against Tory harassment!
Socialist Appeal comrades in Harrow, London, are facing consistent harassment from the local Tory council, as part of a wider clampdown on left-wing activists. We call on our readers and supporters to help them fight back.