As of this week, UK shoppers will be required to cover their face. Meanwhile, people are being told to return to work, so that the bosses can continue their profit-making. The Tories have no concern for our lives.
Recent studies have shown that the idea of ‘herd immunity’ does not work. And yet the government is back pursuing this failed strategy, once again putting profits before lives. We must fight to prevent this blue murder.
Since splitting from Labour, former MPs Chuka Umunna and Angela Smith have gone on to take well-paid positions in the boardrooms of big business. These Blairites should have been booted out long ago. We say: clear out the careerists!
As the lockdown lifts, fears are mounting of a second wave. Despite the government’s announcement of economic stimulus, the working class faces a tsunami of austerity and attacks. The labour movement must fight back.
The arrest and trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of billionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, threatens to shine a light on the sordid alleged antics of Prince Andrew. The whole establishment is rotten to the core.
Sitting in Limbo provides a detailed account of the real experiences of one of the Windrush scandals victims, Anthony Bryan. The labour movement must stand in solidarity with migrant workers against racism. An injury to one is an injury to all.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Labour activist and Socialist Appeal writer Joe Attard discusses Keir Starmer’s dismissal of Rebecca Long-Bailey, and what this means for the fight inside the Labour Party.
As the rest of the UK opens up, Leicester remains in lockdown, due to a localised outbreak. A second wave is sure to hit, as ruthless bosses and incompetent Tories put profits before lives.
The Tories are once more mired in scandal, with revelations that the government’s housing minister has been doling out assistance to property developers who donate to the party. We see how capitalism and corruption go hand-in-hand.
Elections for Momentum’s leading body have produced a victory for the grassroots slate, winning on a promise of democratic change and socialist policies. This should empower activists to get organised and fight the right.
The Labour right wing have taken advantage of the lockdown to go on the offensive against the left. The sacking of RLB by Starmer is only the latest declaration of war. Grassroots activists must educate, agitate, and organise a fightback.
Keir Starmer has removed left-winger Rebecca Long-Bailey from the Shadow Cabinet, once again using anti-semitism smears to attack the left. The pretence of ‘unity’ has been shattered. Activists must prepare for battle.