Richard Burgon is the left candidate in the current deputy Labour leadership contest. We support Richard because of his calls for open selection and a new Clause IV based on public ownership – which he recently discussed with us.
The UCU begins a new round of strike action today, in an ongoing disupute over pensions and working conditions. University bosses are on the defensive. A militant turnout could result in big concessions. Solidarity with striking lecturers!
The spread of the coronavirus across China is starting to have serious political repercussions for the regime. Social tensions are heightening, the economy is stalling, and the stability of the system is under threat.
We recently spoke to Mark Serwotka, general secretary of PCS, about his re-election, Labour’s defeat last December, and the fight ahead against the Tories and austerity.
This year’s national conference of the MSF was the biggest and best yet. The mood was electric and enthusiastic, as student activists from across the country met to discuss the revolutionary events taking place across the world.
Football is increasingly dominated by profit, which is sucking the excitement and spectacle out of the sport. At the same time, large numbers of smaller clubs face an existential crisis. We need to kick capitalism out of football.
The ballot for the Labour leadership contest opens this week. Rebecca Long-Bailey and Richard Burgon are the clear candidates of the left. But to beat their right-wing rivals, RLB and Burgon must mobilise grassroots members around bold socialist demands.
The Home Office’s recent Jamaica deportation demonstrates that Johnson’s government is continuing the Tory ‘hostile environment’ policy in order to whip up xenophobia. The labour movement must fight back against racist Tory attacks.
Ben Curry (Socialist Appeal Editorial Board) discusses the results of the recent general elections in Ireland, which have dealt a shattering blow to the Irish establishment and the two-party system.
Ireland was previously hailed by liberal commentators for bucking the trend of political instability. But it has now caught up with a bang. The rise of Sinn Féin has delivered the establishment and the two-party system a decisive blow.
Boris Johnson’s call for a “defining year of climate action” will fool nobody. The Tories represent those who are destroying the planet. As long as the economy is privately-owned and run for profit, the climate crisis cannot be solved.
Last year, Latin America, the Middle East, and Hong Kong were shaken by mass movements where radical youth played a significant role. At the MSF conference, Marxists from across the country will be discussing these revolutionary events.