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World capitalism looks into abyss

Five
years into the occupation of Iraq
and seven years after the war in Afghanistan started the Americans
and their allies are bogged down in an unwinnable situation. Even if they
withdraw from Iraq
in the medium term future, the political and social repercussions of the war
will go on for decades. The attempt to carve out a new sphere of influence in
the Middle East, and thus guarantee oil
supplies has proven to be a lot more difficult than the American Imperialists
imagined, and serves to demonstrate the limits to the power that they can
wield. The New World Order has become disorder and the economic and financial
crisis in America
brilliantly confirms Trotsky’s analysis when he explained that the cost of the
growth of American Imperialism was to accumulate “dynamite in its foundations”.

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SNP fazed by financial crisis

The situation of financial crisis, coupled
with a hugely unpopular Westminster government that has found itself entirely
incapable of coming up with any solutions 
beyond throwing more and more of our money at the banks, would seem a
perfect opportunity for the SNP to make their mark and assert the need for an
independent Scotland. With unemployment poised to reach two million and share
prices continuing to fall at the SNP conference, Alex Salmond has been reduced
to calling for the return of ‘Scotland’s money’ and blaming the collapse of
Scottish banks on the Union. Supposedly independence will save us from such
catastrophes in the future. 

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German Revolution ends horror of war

On the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918,
the armistice took effect on the Western front. One year after the
victory of the Russian Revolution, the German proletariat had entered
the scene of world history and brought an end to "the Great War".
Austria-Hungary soon followed suit and the "old regime" had collapsed.

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The UNISON NEC and the crisis

Dave Prentis, UNISON’s General Secretary, recently circulated an
important NEC document that gives a clear analysis of some of the main
threats and problems that the public sector faces as a consequence of
the financial and economic crisis. UNISON Socialist Appeal
Supporters welcome the call for branches to discuss the situation, We
think its publication reflects a significant development reflecting the
huge pressure that the UNISON leadership are under. After all the
UNISON bureaucracy has fought hard to "hold the line" for New Labour
over the past period.

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The Crisis: Make the bosses pay! – Manifesto of the International Marxist Tendency – Part Three

We conclude our Manifesto on the crisis of capitalism by pointing out
that the resources exist to guarantee decent living conditions for
every man, woman and child on this planet. The private ownership of the
means of production, where the profit of the few is the driving force,
is at the heart of the crisis. It is capitalism that must be abolished,
but this is only possible through an international struggle for
socialism.

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Capitalists in pain and misery

Spare a thought for the poor old bosses who are trying to make ends meet in these uncertain times. Some are very depressed about the capitalist system. Take John Book, Managing director of Millards Cleaning Services. “We’ve been going since 1919, so we have seen several recessions and a depression. The current situation has the characteristics of a depression – not a recession – and my guess is that it will last for four years.” Then there is Brian Rice, Chairman of Dial-a-Cab. “The incessant talking down of the economy frightened people. I attended a dinner where Richard Lambert, the […]

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Tycoon Trumps democracy

After a long drawn out process the Scottish
Government has controversially granted infamous American tycoon turned
television celebrity Donald Trump permission to build a luxury golf resort in
rural Aberdeenshire. It will feature two golf courses and hundreds of private
homes and is set to be the most expensive golf resort in the world. The plans
have faced widespread opposition and the means used to finally secure their
approval has only exposed the reality of our allegedly democratic system and
the slavish attitude of the SNP government towards big business.

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Audio File: Lenin, Trotsky and the October Revolution

The October Revolution was quite possibly the greatest moment in human history to date. For the first time the working class took control of both the state machinery and the means of production. In one bold move the old feudalistic mode of production was swept aside and the bourgeoisie, too weak to take control or play a productive role, were defeated also. Rob Sewell of the International Marxist Tendency spoke to the ULU Marxist Society in 2008 on this historic event, the role played by the Bolsheviks, and the implications it has for socialists today.

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The Crisis: Make the bosses pay! – Manifesto of the International Marxist Tendency

The
crisis capitalism has entered globally is having a deep impact on the
real living conditions of billions of workers all over the world. With
this comes a growing consciousness among ordinary working people and
youth that something is seriously wrong with this system, that this
cannot be the way human beings have to live. Workers are looking for an
explanation and proposals of how to get out of this mess. We have
produced a Manifesto which outlines the causes and puts forward a
programme of action for the international labour movement.

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The Crisis: Make the bosses pay! – Manifesto of the International Marxist Tendency – Part Two

We continue publication of our Manifesto which outlines the causes of
the present economic crisis and puts forward a programme of action for
the international labour movement. In Part Two we offer a programme to
combat unemployment and defend living standards, but also specific
demands to defend the organisations of the working class and the youth
as they come under attack from the bosses in a moment of crisis.

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Kick fascists out of our unions

The
new Employment Bill is winding its way through Parliament. Its provisions
continue the policy of New Labour antagonism towards trade unions, while the
government grovels to big business. Blair boasted that trade union rights in
Britain remained the most restrictive in Europe. But why on earth does Gordon
Brown feel the need to water down the Bill so as to defend fascists’ rights?

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The Crisis: Make the bosses pay! – Manifesto of the International Marxist Tendency – Part One

The crisis capitalism has entered globally is having a deep impact on
the real living conditions of billions of workers all over the world.
With this comes a growing consciousness among ordinary working people
and youth that something is seriously wrong with this system, that this
cannot be the way human beings have to live. Workers are looking for an
explanation and proposals of how to get out of this mess. We have
produced a Manifesto which outlines the causes and puts forward a
programme of action for the international labour movement. In Part One
we deal with the causes of the crisis and its effects.

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