200 years on: The lessons of Peterloo
In this talk, Josh Holroyd discusses the history of the British labour movement – from the Peterloo massacre of 16th August 1819, to the mass Chartist movement a couple of decades on.
Peterloo 200: an anniversary the establishment would rather forget
The brutal events of 16 August 1819 are a stark reminder of the violence used by the ruling class to subdue the workers’ movement. Whilst the establishment would like to sweep their savage history under the carpet, we must remember Britain’s radical traditions.
Paul Mason, pessimism, and Popular Fronts: Reject class collaboration! Fight for socialism!
Defeatist and despairing commentators such as Paul Mason are advising Labour and the left to unite with Liberals in order to stop Brexit and fight the far right. But such a strategy is doomed to fail. Instead, we need class independence and socialist policies.
Universal Basic Income – is it the radical change we need?
Labour-led Sheffield City Council recently announced that they would support a trial of Universal Basic Income. This is being championed as a victory for the left. But just how radical is the demand for a UBI?
50 years ago: The Battle of the Bogside
Fifty years ago today, British troops were sent into the North of Ireland, marking the start of the Troubles. Rob Sewell explains why only the fight for a Socialist United Ireland can bring an end to sectarianism.
Southall suffocates: profiteers, collusion, and Boris’ toxic legacy
The health of residents in Southall, West London, is being steadily eroded as a result a scandal involving Boris Johnson, right-wing Labour councillors, and profiteering property developers. But these local residents are fighting back.
Venezuela: Down with Trump’s embargo! Fight imperialist aggression!
Washington is ratcheting up attempts at regime change in Venezuela – this time by enforcing an embargo designed to strangle the country’s economy. This latest imperialist aggression must be fought using revolutionary means.
A new slump looms – this time make the bosses pay
Official figures show that the UK economy has contracted for the first time in over six years – a harbinger of the oncoming crisis. Already, British industry is being decimated. It is time for the labour movement to go on the offensive.
Jeffrey Epstein: Under capitalism, the scum rises to the top
The recent death of Jeffrey Epstein – the well-connected billionaire and sex trafficker for the rich and famous – has once again shone a spotlight on the depraved world of the ruling class. This rotten establishment must be overthrown.
London Labour activists discuss plans for a Green Industrial Revolution
Labour has launched a call for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’. But what does this environmental programme entail? What kind of ‘revolution’ do we need? And how do we achieve it?
Boris and Parliament on collision course – get ready for a snap election
The mother of parliaments faces the mother of crises. The establishment is scrambling around, desperate to find a way of preventing Boris from pushing through a no-deal Brexit. Westminster is heading for an almighty explosion.
Labour’s plan to fight outsourcing – does it go far enough?
A recent Labour report outlines plans to curb outsourcing and bring public services back in-house. Such a move could not come soon enough. The profiteers and parasites have been getting fat off of the public purse for far too long.