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Last Saturday saw a global day of action against climate change, organised to coincide with the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Marxist activists joined protests across Britain to say: Capitalism is killing the planet! We need a revolution!
Downing Street’s botched response to the Owen Paterson affair has exploded in their face. The stench of sleaze and scandal emanating from the Tory Party is overwhelming. But reforms and reviews will do little good. Capitalism is corruption.
Having strengthened their grip at the recent party conference, the Labour right wing are undertaking a fresh wave of expulsions of Socialist Appeal activists. But Starmer’s purge cannot break the link between Marxism and the labour movement.
As Britain’s housing crisis goes from bad to worse, Labour councils are scandalously evicting their poorest residents and throwing them onto the streets. Only a clear socialist alternative can provide decent homes for all.
A recent documentary by the BBC attempts to rehabilitate the leading architects of the New Labour project. But workers and youth will not be fooled by this propaganda. The legacy of Blairism is one of war, privatisation, and corruption.
Joe Russell discusses how capitalism is destroying our planet, and the need to fight for a socialist revolution in order to solve the climate crisis.
An immense crisis is brewing in the Chinese economy, with ominous parallels to the 2008 crash. This will send shockwaves across the world, and across Chinese society. The scene is set for a period of intense instability and class struggle.
The recent Unite policy conference saw a unanimous vote in support of a new Clause 4, calling on Labour to fight for common ownership and democratic workers’ control. This is the bold socialist programme that the labour movement needs.
Last weekend saw the inspiring in-person return of Revolution Festival. With over 600 attendees, 32 incredible talks, and tens-of-thousands of pounds raised, this phenomenal event represents a major landmark for the forces of Marxism.
World leaders are gathering this weekend for the latest international climate summit. But these big business politicians have no solutions for tackling the environmental crisis. Capitalism is killing the planet. We need a revolution.
Yesterday’s Budget announcement was full of fanfare. But there will be no real recovery for the working class, who are being squeezed on all sides. British capitalism is heading for the rocks. The labour movement must prepare for battle.
World leaders assembling in Glasgow for the latest UN climate summit will be met with a wave of strikes by the city’s workers, who are protesting over pay and services. This militant action shows who really has the power to transform society.