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Former ‘Newsnight’ host Emily Maitlis has rocked the boat by accusing the Tories of influencing political coverage at the BBC. In truth, however, the whole mainstream media acts as a mouthpiece for the ruling class. We need a workers’ media.
Today saw the start of a wave of action by workers at Royal Mail, in the largest strike yet in the rising tide of class struggle. To win, these battles must be united into a mass fightback against the bosses – and for bold socialist policies.
Hundreds of dock workers have brought Britain’s busiest port to a standstill, in a dispute over pay. This shows the potential power that workers hold – a power that must be harnessed through militant struggle for a bold socialist alternative.
Facing financial crisis, UK universities are pushing for a further increase in fees. The marketisation of education has been a disaster for students and staff alike. It is time to get organised in the fight for a clear socialist alternative.
Released 50 years ago today, The Godfather remains a masterpiece to this day, brilliantly depicting the ruthless logic of capitalism. But the third instalment of Coppola’s trilogy reveals the suffocating effect of profit on cinema.
Criminal barristers have voted to escalate their ongoing action into an indefinite strike from next month. To win, barristers must link their fight against legal aid cuts with the rest of the struggles breaking out across the labour movement.
Local government workers across Scotland are mobilising in a struggle over pay – part of a wider strikewave that is sweeping across Britain. To win, the trade unions must organise coordinated action, and fight for a bold socialist alternative.
Private tutoring companies have profited from the crisis in Britain’s education system. Tutors, taxpayers, and parents have paid the price for this. The unions must unite and fight to kick the capitalists out of education.
Following a summer of record temperatures and low rainfall, large parts of the country now officially face a drought. This crisis is years in the making – the product of privatisation and profiteering. We say: nationalise the water monopolies!
A new labour movement campaign ‘Enough Is Enough’ was launched this week in London. This is a welcome development, showing that there is an appetite for a fightback, which must become explicitly socialist to achieve its aims.
The masses in Sri Lanka overthrew their hated president Gota Rajapaska in July, but left the capitalist state intact. The regime is now responding with a wave of repression. Experience is teaching that the only way forward is to overthrow capitalism.
Today, hundreds of thousands of students will receive their exam results and put their school days behind them. Now is the time to study the ideas of Marxism, become a committed communist, and join us in the fight for revolution.