Children are going hungry, have no clean clothes, no room to play and are being evicted from their homes on an increasingly regular basis according to a recent report by the charity Buttle UK. As a result, for families and children living in poverty, the summer holidays have become a time of extreme stress and struggle.
In an unsurprising turn of events, the High Court has blocked the prosecution of Tony Blair for the Iraq war, brutally reminding us of the true face of the justice system within capitalism. Fiona Lali of the SOAS Marxists discusses the latest events in the campaign to see the former New Labour leader convicted for taking the country into an illegal war.
Right-wing Labour MPs are pressuring Jeremy Corbyn to condemn the government in Venezuela. Having kept relatively quiet since the Party’s impressive general election result, the Blairites now see events in Venezuela as a chink in Corbyn’s armour and hope to stick the knife in.
Last week, those affected by the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower received a letter from the Metropolitan Police stating that the local council and management company responsible for the tower could be investigated for corporate manslaughter. But with the system rigged against working class communities, Nico Baldion asks: how can we fight for justice?
The proposed formation of a so-called English Labour Network by Jon Cruddas MP represents another desperate attempt by elements inside the PLP at Westminster to undermine Corbyn and his left-wing programme. Rather than blaming migrants and promoting “patriotism”, Labour should be fight for socialist policies.
Last Friday, the local community in Hackney, East London came out onto the streets to protest against the killing of Rashan Charles, a 20-year-old black man who died on 22nd July after being chased and roughly handled by police. Rather than attacking the violence of the demonstrators, we must attack the systematic violence of the police.
As parliament begins its recess, Prime Minister May is hoping for some peace and quiet. But the sharks are circling within the Tory party, with civil war breaking out over the question of Europe and the government’s Brexit strategy – or lack there of. This turbulence reflects a crisis of the regime and the impasse of the system.
The results of recent internal elections in three Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) in Merseyside show the advance of socialist ideas – but also that there is still much to do to create a mass party that truly represents the interests of the working class. Mike Hogan of Merseyside Momentum reports on the battle to transform the Labour Party.
The National Centre for Social Research recently published their 34th edition of the British Social Attitudes survey. This year’s report demonstrates the public’s growing disdain towards austerity, with more and more people demanding an alternative. These results should encourage the Left to fight for a bold socialist programme.
Rashan Charles, a 20-year old black man, died on Saturday after being thrown to the ground and left unable to breathe by police on Kingsland Road in Dalston, London. This is yet another example of police violence resulting in a tragic and unnecessary death. We demand justice for Rash.
With “Corbyn-mania” sweeping the country, the whole political climate in Britain is going through a massive transformation. To the horror of the establishment, the ideas of socialism and public ownership are firmly back on the table. Now is the time to get organised, finish the Tories, and fight for a socialist Labour government.
The Trussell Trust Food Bank Network has reported that over 1.18 million people received emergency food parcels in the last year, the highest such figures to date. Their report has laid bare the extent to which capitalism is harming working class families in Britain and how the Tory government is disregarding those most in need.