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Police repression is being used to intimidate delivery drivers in Hackney, London, who are organising and fighting back against gig economy bosses. But the local working-class community is mobilising to support workers under attack.
News that abortion rights in the USA could soon be repealed has provoked a backlash of protest across the globe, including in Britain. Our freedoms will never be secure under capitalism. The fight for liberation must be a fight for revolution.
Instead of addressing the cost-of-living crisis facing the working class, this year’s Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s legislative agenda, was packed with red meat for Tory backbenchers. We must fight their culture war with class war.
As the war drags on, the real aims of western imperialism are openly being admitted by its representatives. Many ‘left-wingers’, however, are providing them with a left cover. Instead, socialists must maintain a clear class position.
A recently-released Netflix documentary shines a light on the sordid crimes of Jimmy Savile – a former darling of the British establishment, who closed ranks to protect one of their own. To see justice, we must overthrow this stinking system.
Due to austerity and marketisation, tuition fees have soared, leaving graduates with a mountain of debt. And with inflation now surging, the interest on these loans is skyrocketing. We must demand free education, funded by expropriation.
Whilst two of the world’s biggest clubs face off in this weekend’s FA Cup Final, smaller teams are in financial crisis. Corruption, inequality, and racism: These are the ugly sides of the ‘beautiful game’. We must kick capitalism out of football.
The struggle to prevent Holland Park School from joining a giant academy trust is escalating, with management and a hostile press attempting to sow confusion, and teachers set to strike. Parents, students, and staff must unite and fight.
The Tory government recently announced plans to bring back Right to Buy – this time for residents of housing association properties. Such a move will do nothing to solve the housing crisis. Instead, we need nationalisation and socialist planning.
Pallet workers at the CHEP depot in Trafford have scored an important win in their long-running struggle for decent pay. This shows the way forward for workers everywhere. To fight the bosses’ attacks, we need bold, determined, united action.
The whole of Westminster is drenched in sleaze and scandal. The entire establishment is being brought into disrepute. As the class divide grows, bourgeois ‘democracy’ itself is coming under question. We say: throw out this capitalist cesspit!
Following Thursday’s elections, Sinn Féin is now the largest party in Stormont. This will have explosive repercussions across Ireland and Britain: accelerating the crisis of unionism and sharpening UK-EU tensions.