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UK airports have witnessed scenes of pandemonium in recent weeks, with holidaymakers facing stressful delays and cancellations. The whole aviation industry has been stretched to breaking point by profit-thirsty bosses. Capitalism is to blame.
Next week, hundreds of activists from across the public sector are meeting in Brighton for this year’s Unison national delegate conference. Young members rep Lilly Boulby looks at the challenges ahead for Unison and the trade union movement.
Boris Johnson made a narrow escape in last night’s vote of confidence. This sets the scene for a bitter civil war within the Tory Party, deepening the crisis for the establishment, and for British capitalism. Revolutionary explosions impend.
A long weekend of nauseating flag-waving and royal pomp has ended in embarrassment for the establishment, with Boris Johnson now facing a vote of confidence amongst Tory MPs. Every pillar of British capitalism is being rocked by scandal and crisis.
As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee approaches this weekend, the British establishment and its media mouthpieces are going into a flag-waving frenzy. We say: Abolish the monarchy! No to this rotten, reactionary relic! Fight for a socialist republic!
The Tories’ recent announcement of a windfall tax on the profits of the big energy producers will provide only a small respite for those struggling with rocketing bills. Only nationalisation and workers’ control can solve the energy crisis.
Last week, almost 20 UCU branches began a marking and assessment boycott. University bosses have retaliated with job cuts and lockouts of workers at several universities. Members need fighting leadership more than ever.
The Public and Commercial Services union recently met for its annual delegate conference in Brighton. With civil service workers facing job cuts, members showed clear determination to fight back. A national showdown is on the cards.
The world economy is wracked with turbulence, buffeted by a perfect storm of war, pandemic, and protectionism. A toxic combination of inflation and recession looms for capitalism. This is a finished recipe for revolutionary explosions everywhere.
A public inquiry into undercover police operations has revealed scandalous examples of spying on anti-fascist school student activists. This shows the real purpose of the capitalist state: a tool of oppression for defending the status quo.
Outsourced staff at London universities are waging a struggle to be brought in-house, on decent pay. But profiteering bosses are resisting, with underhand attempts by management to intimidate workers. The unions must organise a united fightback.
Rail workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike over jobs and safety. The Tories, meanwhile, are gearing up for a showdown, with moves to escalate anti-union laws. The whole trade union movement must respond with militant, united struggle.