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Energy workers across Britain have been mobilising in recent weeks, in a struggle over pay. Their victories show where the real power in society lies – and why it is vital for the labour movement to lead the fight to transform the energy sector.
RMT members at Network Rail have voted to accept an improved pay deal, secured thanks to months of determined strike action. But the threat of attacks on jobs and conditions still looms. Workers must remain vigilant and fight for nationalisation.
From 17-19 March, hundreds of Socialist Appeal comrades met for this year’s national conference. The mood was one of optimism, enthusiasm, and dedication, with a laser focus on the task ahead: to build the forces of Marxism in Britain and beyond.
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The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank has revealed cracks throughout the global financial system. As interest rates rise, these fissures are spreading. The ruling class is caught between a rock and a hard place, as the crisis of capitalism deepens.
Yesterday saw the biggest trade union mobilisation in Britain in over a decade, with teachers, lecturers, civil servants, and lecturers all out on strike. Socialist Appeal comrades across the country joined the protests and picket lines.
The Tories’ latest Budget was stuffed with treats for the bosses, with nothing for striking workers. Yesterday’s day of action shows the potential strength of our movement. To realise it, we need militant leadership and bold socialist demands.
Voting is underway amongst SNP members to see who will succeed Nicola Sturgeon. But none of the candidates have anything to offer workers and youth. The only way forward is through class struggle, in the fight for a Scottish Workers’ Republic.
School student protests have broken out across the country, fuelled by growing anger against austerity and academisation. The struggles being waged by teachers, workers, and pupils must be brought together into a common fightback against the bosses and the Tories.
Midway through their walkout, the mood amongst striking junior doctors is one of confidence and enthusiasm. Tomorrow they will be bolstered by action across the public sector. The trade unions must unite and escalate their struggles to win.
Karl Marx may have been lying in Highgate Cemetery for 140 years now. But his ideas are alive and kicking. With capitalism in crisis, the spectre of communism is once again haunting the ruling class. Join the Marxists! Join the revolution!
The establishment’s attempt to pick a fight with Gary Lineker over their anti-asylum agenda has spectacularly blown up in their faces, revealing the BBC’s inherent bias. We must fight their culture war with class war, and build a workers’ media.