Britain

As the pandemic fades into the distance, recent statistics show that hundreds of thousands of workers have left the labour market, suffering from chronic pain and mental illness. Capitalist exploitation, austerity, and alienation are to blame.

After weeks of indefinite action, criminal barristers have voted to accept the government’s offer and suspend their strike. But with legal aid solicitors threatening to stop work, and court staff walking out, the fightback is far from over.

To the relief of the ruling class, Rishi Sunak has been anointed Britain’s latest prime minister. The new Tory leader has promised ‘stability’, on the basis of a programme of harsh austerity. Instead, revolutionary explosions lie ahead.

With both the UK economy and Conservative Party in meltdown, Liz Truss has been ousted from office – part of an establishment coup to regain control of the Tories. But further explosions lie ahead, as the crisis of British capitalism deepens.

After a month of market mayhem, the capitalist class has killed off Liz Truss’ reckless economic agenda and installed a new ‘responsible’ regime. But they and their system can only offer further attacks. We must fight for socialist revolution.

After the chaos of Boris’ premiership, the Tories have gone from the frying pan into the fire, with Liz Truss leading the party towards electoral disaster. We are seeing a crisis of the regime – a reflection of the crisis of British capitalism.

The last week has seen the UK economy go up in flames, sparked by the unhinged plans of the reckless Tory leaders. Just when the British ruling class thought things couldn’t get any worse, Liz Truss came along and proved otherwise.

The UK economy is crashing – the latest disaster in the long-running decline of British capitalism. At the same time, the class divide is widening, and industrial militancy is on the rise. We must prepare for revolutionary explosions.

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.