New Labour leader ‘Sir’ Keir Starmer has been notable by his absence in recent weeks. Yet he has earnt plaudits from establishment commentators for providing ‘credible opposition’. No wonder – he is bankrolled by big business.
Years of austerity, privatisation, and bureaucratic management have eroded the foundations of Britain’s public healthcare system. Patients, staff, and wider society have been left vulnerable in the face of the pandemic. Fight to save our NHS!
Today, 22 April, marks the 150th birthday of Vladimir Lenin, the great revolutionary leader. Whilst the bourgeois historians and liberals slander him, we celebrate the life and ideas of Lenin – ideas that are more relevant now than ever.
The higher education sector has not been immune from the impact of the pandemic. As in other workplaces, university bosses are attempting to make workers pay for this crisis. We must fight to drive out the scourge of outsourcing.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – examines the fatal errors made by Boris Johnson and the Tory government surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
With families forced to skip meals, the coronavirus crisis has shone a spotlight on the question of food distribution. To end hunger and insecurity, we need public canteens and nationalised supermarkets, as part of a socialist economic plan.
Important trade unions such as Unison and GMB are heavily implicated by the scandalous revelations in the leaked report into bureaucratic sabotage at Labour HQ. These events highlight the need to democratise our unions.
Modern day slums have contributed to the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Britain. The scourge of low pay and eye-watering rents has forced working-class families into overcrowded housing. Capitalism is killing us.
A recent shocking report by the Sunday Times demonstrates the fatal errors made by the Tories, whose incompetence and inaction have led to thousands of avoidable deaths. Workers and youth must fight to overthrow this rotten regime.
The COVID-19 crisis, the economic crash, and the bitter struggle inside the Labour Party all point to one thing: the need for a bold leadership that can offer a way forward for workers and youth. Join the fight for socialism! Join the Marxists!
Faced with negligent management, postal workers have taken matters into their own hands, walking out in protest against unsafe conditions at Royal Mail. This shows why we need a public postal service, under workers’ control.
Fred Weston (editor of marxist.com) discusses the turbulent world situation as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.