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UK campuses have been shut down over the last week by a national walkout of UCU members. The Marxist Student Federation has been active in mobilising students to offer support and solidarity. Workers and students: unite and fight!
The UK’s highest court has blocked Scottish hopes for a second independence referendum. SNP leaders are now looking to the next general election. But only mass struggle by workers and youth can break the deadlock, one way or another.
The last week has seen mass protests erupting across China, as anger against harsh lockdown measures explodes onto the streets. Workers and youth should have no trust in the liberals, but must wage a revolutionary struggle against the regime.
Workers at the Fawley oil refinery are continuing their struggle over pay and conditions. With the bosses digging their heels in, it is vital that the strike spreads. The labour movement must offer solidarity and fight for workers’ control.
The recent tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to mould exposure has revealed how damp, dilapidated homes are harming our health. The Tories and landlords have scapegoated occupants. But it is they and their profit system that are to blame.
As 2022 draws to a close, the western establishment is celebrating the triumph of their liberal champions over reactionary demagogues such as Le Pen and Bolsonaro. In reality, their system is in terminal decline. We must fight for revolution.
The Marxist tendency in Britain is taking a big step forward, launching a spin-off branch of our publishing house, Wellred Books. Head to wellredbooks.co.uk to browse our amazing range of titles, and to take advantage of our ‘Red Friday’ sale!
Ruben Östlund’s latest film aims its sights at the privilege and opulence of the super-rich. But while this comedy offers a scathing indictment of capitalism’s class divide, its liberal outlook offers no solutions.
Nationwide strike action across UK universities begins tomorrow, as UCU members continue their struggle over pay, pensions, and conditions. With workers and youth everywhere mobilising, the time is ripe for a militant united fightback.
The latest series from documentary maker Adam Curtis looks at life within the dying days of the USSR and in the period following capitalist restoration. But those looking for genuine analysis of these historic events should look elsewhere.
The working class in Britain faces a perfect storm of recession, inflation, and austerity. Every day, tragic stories emerge of the disaster facing ordinary people in their daily lives. This is social murder. Capitalism is killing us.
This year’s football World Cup has opened to commotion and uproar, with FIFA bosses and tournament host Qatar facing criticisms of corruption and repression. Capitalism has sullied the beautiful game. We must kick out the fat-cats and profiteers.