Labour members vote no confidence in Blairite MP
Angela Smith, the right-wing Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, has received a no confidence vote from members of her CLP. This is why we need mandatory reselection.
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Marxist students stand by Chris Williamson MP
Marxist students offer their full support and solidarity to left-wing Labour MP Chris Williamson. Enough is enough – this right-wing smear campaign must stop. The Labour left should stand firm against these slanders.
The Brexit bombshell
After years of prevarication over Brexit, all the chickens are finally coming home to roost for the Prime Minister. All hell is about to break loose.
British state spied on the left for decades
As will already have been suspected by those in activist circles, police have been infiltrating left-wing organisations for years, in defence of the capitalist class interests they exist to protect.
Tory NHS charges and the “hostile environment”
The recent example of a mother being handed a £6,000 bill for giving birth shows the horrifying impact of the Tories’ “hostile environment” policy towards migrants.
John McDonnell promises to reverse austerity – but how?
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has gone one better than his Tory counterpart’s promise to end austerity, pledging to reverse all cuts. But what economic measures will a Corbyn Labour government need to take?
Grenfell effigy culprits arrested – but the real criminals are still free
Six people have been arrested in connection with a sick video showing a model of Grenfell tower being burnt. But those responsible for the actual Grenfell fire have never faced justice.
‘Lest we forget’: Poppy Appeal hysteria and hypocrisy
As the centenary anniversary of the WWI armistice approaches, the British establishment are going into overdrive to whip up a mood of ‘patriotism’. But the real lesson to remember is that capitalism equals war.
Theresa May’s desperate appeal to Labour voters
With the system in crisis and Labour’s popularity on the rise, the Tory leader is frantically scrabbling around in a vain attempt to gain support from working class voters.
Tory ‘fairness’: millions for royalty; cuts for millions
Recent comments by a Tory politician in Scotland have underlined the establishment’s hypocrisy. Whilst the Royal Family receives vast sums in state handouts, the poorest families are being punished with austerity.
Universal Credit causing universal despair
The Chancellor’s latest Budget threw extra funding at the Universal Credit system to try and mitigate against its disastrous effects. But this money will not plug the multiple holes in this sinking ship.
Tories vs Labour: the past and the future
A study into Britain’s major political parties has confirmed what most will already know: the Tories are an aging party in decline; Corbyn’s Labour, a party driven by the dynamism of the youth.