The recently-released initial report from the COVID-19 inquiry found that the Tory government was ill-prepared for the outbreak, and directly responsible for needless death and suffering. We publish here our readers’ stories from the pandemic.
Earlier this month, an eruption of anger burst onto the streets of Leeds, with residents mobilising in response to a police provocation. Comrades visited the community in the subsequent days, reporting a widespread picture of burning indignation.
One key policy in Labour’s manifesto was a promise to establish a National Wealth Fund to stimulate investment in green industries. But far from addressing the climate crisis, this greenwashing proposal provides public subsidies to profiteers.
A viral video recording a vicious assault by Manchester police has sparked anger and protest, in the city and beyond. Workers and youth are disgusted by these endless incidents of state brutality and racism. End police violence! End capitalism!
A heroic mass movement of students has erupted in Bangladesh, against the hated Hasina regime and its policies. Protestors have faced severe repression and smears. We, the Revolutionary Communist International, are mobilising in solidarity.
Years of betrayals in power in Holyrood have taken their toll on the SNP, with the party haemorrhaging Westminster MPs, income, and activists. Now is the time to build a revolutionary alternative, and plant the red flag across Scotland.
Yesterday, Labour leader Keir Starmer scandalously suspended seven MPs for voting against his government’s austerity policies. This harsh move underlines the capitalist interests that Britain’s new PM represents. The left must prepare for battle.
Scandalously, five Just Stop Oil activists have been handed down record sentences for peaceful protest. The RCP stands with these activists, and against state repression. The workers’ movement must mobilise to defend our democratic rights.
This Saturday, after weeks of visits to new towns and cities, comrades across Scotland will gather in Edinburgh for a special RCP Scottish conference, as we look to build the forces of Marxism north of the border. Join the communists today!
Last night, rioting erupted in a deprived Leeds suburb, sparked by a disturbance involving the West Yorkshire Police. Social explosions like this are the direct product of a sick system, and offer a taste of what is to come under Starmer’s government.
Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething has resigned, following a chaotic and scandal-strewn few months as First Minister. His downfall is a harbinger of the troubles that await Starmer and his careerist clique, as the crisis of capitalism takes its toll.
Keir Starmer has lost no time in proving his loyalty to western imperialism: reaffirming the ‘special relationship’ with Washington; promising to increase military spending; and bolstering British support for Ukraine. We say: for books, not bombs!