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With an unusually contentious Scottish Parliament election in May, the ruling Scottish National Party has thrown a few crumbs to working people in their latest budget. But these superficial ‘progressive’ measures won’t reverse the SNP’s declining support.
Left-wing MP Zarah Sultana recently spoke in favour of “nationalising the entire economy”. Unlike the cynical ‘left’ naysayers who pour scorn on the idea, Communists welcome Sultana’s bold calls for nationalisation. But how can we achieve it?
The full weight of ‘Broken Britain’ is bearing down on adult and children social services, leaving them crumbling in the face of rising demand and deep austerity. Saving these services requires thoroughgoing socialist measures, writes one social worker.
History shows us that the limited rights the working class enjoys today were won through bitter class struggle and revolution. ‘Resistance’, a recent photography exhibition in Edinburgh, aptly showcased this in documenting a century of struggle against the British state.
Universities stand at a crossroads. Course closures and job cuts are the order of the day. This is the endpoint of the process of marketisation, compounded by the crisis of capitalism. For free, high-quality higher education, we say: kick out capitalism!
Donald Trump’s desire to seize control of Greenland and its resources has brought US imperialism into conflict with Europe. This puts Starmer in a quandary, as he and the British establishment attempt a delicate, unsustainable balancing act.
Former Tory minister Robert Jenrick made a very public exit from the Conservative party last week, joining the ranks of Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK. Daniel Morley outlines what this means for the right wing of British politics.
In September and October 2025, two million workers came to the streets of Italy to fight against the genocide in Palestine. Leading RCI member Jorge Martín outlines the current crisis in Europe and how to fight it.
Venezuela is being plundered by Donald Trump. President Nicolás Maduro is held prisoner in New York. Venezuelan oil and wealth is draining out of the country. Our government is cheerleading this process. We urgently need your help to say: Hands off Venezuela!
Global turmoil. Economic weakness. A crumbling establishment. Widespread radicalisation. As 2026 gets underway, Britain is hurtling towards further decline and disarray. RCP general secretary Ben Gliniecki sets out the Marxist perspective for the coming year.
Prisons are overcrowded, probation services are chronically understaffed, and crimes from burglary to violent offences are on the rise. Despite successive governments’ promises to be ‘tough on crime’, Britain’s repressive institutions are falling apart.
Known as “Bastard Dave” by his Met Police colleagues, David Carrick, a serial rapist and child sex offender, recently received his 37th life sentence. Far from one “bad apple”, Carrick is illustrative of the rot at the heart of our capital’s police.