British weather is known to be volatile, and the political climate is beginning to match this. With financial worries, imperialist tensions, and political instability to contend with, Starmer is feeling the heat. The communists, meanwhile, are making hay while the sun shines!
Recently, figures such as Zohran Mamdani to a new left party in Britain have garnered widespread support. So it is timely that the In Defence of Marxism magazine, with articles themed around reformism and revolution, has launched today! We reproduce the editorial here.
With Starmer’s government presiding over chaos, this year’s ‘Big Meeting’ came at a turning point for the labour movement. Trade union and left leaders must now turn their radical words into action, and build genuine opposition to Labour’s austerity and militarism.
As Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza escalates, the British establishment is clamping down ever-harder on Palestine activists. The labour movement must mobilise against imperialism and repression, and organise to overthrow the war criminals.
12 days ago, after being spooked by popular support for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the Financial Times wrote in defence of billionaires. We respond to their false claims. Billionaires should not exist – we need a revolution against them and their system!
In this issue’s letters, our readers expose the failures of capitalism, from attacks on workers and the oppressed to the crimes of British imperialism. While record numbers of young people are seeking solace in religion, many more are searching for radical solutions.
Communist publishing house Wellred Books has republished one of its most popular books: The Classics of Marxism Volume 1. Fred Weston, who wrote a brand new introduction to the book, launched this title for the RCP’s newest recruits last night.
Across the Empire, British imperialism enacted and perfected the policy of ‘divide and conquer’ – whipping up ethnic and religious sectarianism to hold back mass struggles. In this article, Sarah Vedrovitch presents the examples of India, Ireland, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka.
Eight years have passed since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, one of the most horrific acts of social murder in living memory. Meanwhile, flats in Merseyside are being evacuated due to safety concerns, and Labour’s housing ‘plan’ is putting profit before people and planet.
In ‘Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990’ Katja Hoyer, provides an eye-opening left-wing perspective on life in the GDR, featuring personal stories, and a powerful look at reunification’s impact.
In this episode of Communist Radio, Ben Gliniecki and Daniel Morley discuss the prospect of a new left party and the role of the communists.
With the recent rise of artificial intelligence, the capitalist press has gone into overdrive, peddling wild fantasies about the future of work. But are the bots coming for white-collar jobs? And what does this all mean for the class struggle?