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?
Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is a fantastically crafted piece of cinema. From its creative use of cinematography and montage, to its touching meditations on adolescence and death – anyone expecting a run-of-the-mill zombie flick will be caught off guard.
The UK’s largest fibreglass factory is set to close imminently. At the same time Starmer is launching an industrial strategy. The farce of the situation illustrates the bankruptcy of British capitalism.
“It is not enough to have a small handful of theoreticians and a party of followers. We aim to train up every comrade in the method of Marxism. And for this task there are no shortcuts.” Comrades Ben and Katya report on last weekend’s double-bill of communist day schools.
Last Saturday, Communists from all over Scotland gathered for the second Scottish Conference of the RCP, to discuss the world crisis of capitalism, the life and ideas of James Connolly, and the perspectives and tasks for Communists in Scotland.
The SNP has faced another embarrassing setback following their defeat to Labour in a recent by-election. With nothing on offer to fight Starmer’s austerity or secure Scottish independence, the party is in a vulnerable position. One wrong move could easily upend the status quo.
Reform has set its sights on winning over working-class voters in Wales, by tapping into anger at Welsh Labour and the establishment, and promising to bring back jobs and industry. But can Farage’s party deliver on these plans? And can we trust the liberals to fight Reform?
Last month, our so-called ‘free’ and ‘impartial’ press went gung-ho for war – manufacturing consent for Israel and the US’s bombing campaign. As bombs rained down over densely populated areas in Tehran, media moguls were salivating this wanton death and destruction.