PCS conference votes for strike ballot over pay
Civil servants in PCS are set to vote on national strike action over pay. This could be another thorn in the side for the Tory government.
UCU congress goes from tragedy to farce
The battle between UCU members and their leadership raged on as the union’s 2018 congress entered its third and final day.
Spain: Rajoy ousted – defeat his policies through mass struggle
The already unstable political situation in Spain has taken another dramatic turn, with right-wing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy forced to step down after losing a vote of no confidence.
IMTV: Israel and Palestine – a Marxist perspective
In the third episode of IMTV – the International Marxist Television channel, hosted by Socialist Appeal – Francesco Merli provides a Marxist analysis of the situation in Israel and Palestine.
RMT decides to forge stronger links with Labour
At a special conference yesterday, the RMT union agreed to encourage its members to get active in the Labour Party in order to support Corbyn and fight for socialist policies.
Civil war at UCU congress
Tensions are rife at the annual conference of the UCU, where union leaders are feeling the reverberations of the recent lecturers’ strike.
RMT affiliation: Join Labour and put Corbyn in power!
Elected delegates from across the RMT union are meeting today to discuss whether to affiliate to Labour. We say: the time is right – vote to affiliate!
Ireland abortion referendum: a mighty blow against the Catholic Church
The massive vote to repeal the 8th amendment and introduce abortion rights marks another major turning point for all progressive forces in Ireland.
Syria, Turkey, and the oppression of the Kurds
In a recent talk to the London Marxist societies, Hamid Alizadeh (editor of www.marxist.com) discusses the oppressive situation facing the Kurds in the Middle East.
A very British coup?
How far would the establishment go to prevent a radical Labour government carrying out its programme?
Tory cuts put justice system at breaking point
This letter from a criminal defence lawyer graphically outlines the crisis facing Britain’s justice system as a result of cuts and privatisation.
Labour’s economic proposals: reform or revolution?
Labour’s ‘State of the Economy’ conference showed how far the Party has come in recent times – but also how far we have still to go.