The Labour right wing felt the wind in their sails at this year’s conference, having taken control of the party, and currently riding high in the polls. But workers should have no trust in the prospect of a capitalist Starmer government.
Panic has set in following last Friday’s mini-Budget announcement by the Tory chancellor, as the pound collapses and borrowing costs soar. But the UK’s economic problems run deep. British capitalism is in a state of terminal decline.
For months, far-right Hindu chauvinists have been attacking the Muslim community in Leicester, inspired by similar aggression in Modi’s India. Workers of all backgrounds must unite to defeat this menace, and drive the far right off our streets.
After a hiatus of royalist flag-waving, the Tories have resumed their class war on workers. The Chancellor is set to outline the government’s Thatcherite strategy for growth. But such plans will quickly crash up against capitalism’s deep crisis.
Britain has emerged from its enforced period of official national mourning. Despite a barrage of establishment propaganda, the real mood is not one of genuine grief, but of profound uncertainty and anger. The return to reality will be explosive.
As prices soar, more and more people are being forced into theft to put food on the table, or petrol in the tank. Tough Tory promises about ‘law and order’ are no solution. Instead, we must fight to make the bosses pay for this crisis.
The last week has seen a spate of arrests against anti-monarchy protestors, as the establishment cynically utilises the Queen’s death to silence the left. But no amount of repression can hold back the rising tide of class struggle.
A crisis is looming for charities in Britain. Austerity is forcing greater numbers to rely on aid and volunteer networks for vital services, whilst rising living costs bite into donations. Instead of these sticking plasters, we need a revolution.
Following the death of the Queen, trade union leaders have cancelled planned strike action ‘out of respect’ to the Royal Family. But the Tories and bosses have not paused their class war. The labour movement must mobilise to topple their system.
Chris Kaba is the latest victim of police racism and repression, shot to death by officers in London. Met chiefs have promised ‘change’. But this rotten institution cannot be reformed. We must fight to overthrow the system it exists to defend.
As the country’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II represented a bygone age of stability. Her passing marks the beginning of a new era of crisis; another crumbling pillar of the British establishment, heralding revolutionary upheavals.
Since its launch last month, the Enough is Enough campaign has gathered momentum, organising large rallies in London, Manchester, and Liverpool. To tackle the cost-of-living crisis, the movement must fight for a bold socialist alternative.