The battle for control of the Labour Party
Voting has begun for the Labour leadership contest. With their champion Keir Starmer, the establishment hopes to regain control of the Labour Party. We must fight to continue the ‘Corbyn revolution’.
Burgon campaign gathers grassroots support
Richard Burgon’s campaign for the deputy Labour leader position has gained the backing of rank-and-file activists, thanks to the MP’s bold demands for open selection and a new socialist Clause IV. Support Burgon for deputy!
Star Trek: Picard – a utopia lost
Sci-fi franchise Star Trek is back on TV screens with the new CBS series ‘Picard’. The show’s bleak vision of the future is a far cry from the confident optimism of earlier incarnations. This reflects today’s impasse of the system.
Community organising and activism – socialist struggle needed
With the Tories going on the offensive against workers and migrants, many activists are turning to community organising to rebuild the movement from the ‘bottom up’. But this must not be a substitute for radical political struggle.
Polls reveal deep distrust in establishment: no return to the ‘centre’
Recent in-depth polling by Lord Ashcroft hints at why Labour have lost support amongst working-class voters in former ‘heartlands’. To win back these workers, Labour must become the real anti-establishment party.
Staff and students fight to defend higher education
UCU members in higher education are now in their third week of strike action, fighting for decent pay, pensions, working conditions, and equality. Marxist students have been mobilising to offer solidarity and support.
Protesters lobby Tower Hamlets council to defend community services
Tower Hamlets Labour-run council met with fierce resistance from constituents over plans to phase out the Community Language Service, a desperately needed service in the community. Labour councils must fight the cuts, not implement them.
The Marxist view of history
In this talk from Revolution Festival, Fiona Lali – national organiser of the Marxist Student Federation – outlines the ideas of historical materialism: the Marxist theory that provides a scientific explanation for how change and development occurs in society.
Coronavirus outbreak threatens world economy
The coronavirus outbreak threatens to plunge the fragile world economy into a new slump, as supply chains are disrupted, travel is curtailed, and businesses shutdown. These dangers reflect the global crisis of the capitalist system.
Boris’ “misfits and weirdos” take control in Downing Street
The Tory Party and Westminster government are being transformed under Boris Johnson’s leadership and Dominic Cumming’s influence. And big business is increasingly alarmed by the direction in which things are headed.
Migration controls and the Tories’ magic labour tree
Tory plans for new immigration controls are a racist attempt to blame migrant workers for unemployment and low pay. But it is capitalism that is responsible for the crisis of jobs and housing. We say: make the bosses pay!
The trial of Julian Assange: exposing the crimes of US imperialism
Julian Assange faces potential extradition to the US for exposing the crimes of US imperialism. The brutal methods of the American ruling class must not be exposed, so they intend to make an example of Assange.