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Museum workers organised in the PCS union at institutions up-and-down the country are walking out as part of the strike wave sweeping across Britain. To defend art and culture, we need militant coordinated action for bold socialist policies.
With students under growing pressure, and university workers under attack, a wave of direct action has broken out on UK campuses. To win, we must build a mass campaign of students and staff to kick capitalism out of education.
Following disturbing scenes of racist violence in Merseyside recently, anti-fascist activists mobilised a strong counter-demo in Rotherham last Saturday, stopping the far right in their tracks. This shows the potential power of workers’ unity.
In recent weeks, western press and politicians have manufactured a hue-and-cry over supposed Chinese spy balloons. With crises and class struggle brewing back home, imperialist sabre-rattling provides a useful distraction for the ruling classes.
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned from Scottish politics, having led the independence movement to an impasse, and with nothing to offer workers and youth but austerity and attacks. Marxists must raise the slogan: For a Scottish Workers’ Republic!
While university workers strike over pay and conditions, undergraduate students are also suffering from the cost-of-living crisis, with huge real-terms cuts to maintenance loans. Students and staff must unite and fight for free education.
The murder of trans teenager Brianna Ghey shows the tragic impact of the ruling class’ cynical attempts to divide workers through bigotry and discrimination. The Tories and their system are to blame. We must fight their culture war with class war.
The uncertainty and chaos of capitalism finds its reflection in the epidemic of mental health issues amongst young people. At the same time, austerity and inflation are restricting access to services and support. We must fight to transform society.
Following several rounds of walkouts, and with the Tories refusing to budge, nurses are set to step up their strike action over pay and conditions. To win, health workers must unite with other unions and fight for a clear socialist alternative.
Spurred on by the racist rhetoric of the Tories and their ‘hostile environment’, far-right activists are targeting asylum-seekers across the UK. The labour movement leaders must mobilise workers and youth to drive the fascists off our streets.
Flag-waving Tory chauvinists are increasingly attempting to whitewash the brutal history of the British Empire. But recent studies have exposed this shameless falsification and revealed the true extent of colonialism’s horrific, murderous crimes.
Recent research has revealed that increasing numbers of children are dying of trauma and sudden, unexpected causes. Poverty, malnutrition, and unhealthy living conditions are driving this surge in child mortality. Capitalism is the culprit.