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Despite promising a ‘media revolution’, the newly-launched GB News has offered more of the same reactionary bile as the rest of the capitalist press. We need a media that is owned and run by – and for – the working class.
There are many illusions in Joe Biden, including on the left. But while he might not be as openly reactionary as Trump, he is no friend of working people. He is still the leading representative of the same brutal, oppressive capitalist system.
Hospital workers contracted to outsourcing giant Serco are taking action to defend their conditions against management’s attacks. The labour movement must fight to reverse all outsourcing and privatisation. Save our NHS with socialist policies!
A recent documentary following the story of Shamima Begum and other former ISIS brides highlights the feelings of hopelessness that push young people into the arms of jihadi groups. Only the struggle for socialism can provide a real alternative.
Health secretary Matt Hancock has resigned after being embroiled in another government scandal. But his replacement, Sajid Javid, offers more of the same corruption and privatisation. We need to kick out all the Tories and fight for socialism.
Last Saturday, activists from across the country descended on the streets of London to protest against the crimes of this callous Tory government. To channel the anger in society, the left leaders must offer a bold socialist programme.
Having overseen the calamitous Test and Trace system, Tory Baroness Dido Harding is lining up to head the NHS – no doubt to open the door to further privatisation. The labour movement must fight to save the NHS with socialist policies.
Thousands of activists will be descending on London’s streets tomorrow, marching to demand: Tories out! This criminal government is responsible for social murder. The labour movement must mobilise and fight for a clear socialist alternative.
The DUP in the North of Ireland is in a deep crisis – a reflection of the impasse facing Unionism as a whole. Sectarianism and capitalism have nothing to offer Protestant workers. Only united class struggle can provide a way forward.
Recent elections for the Unison NEC delivered a clear victory for the left. This has the potential to transform the whole labour movement in Britain. Socialist Appeal spoke with two newly-elected NEC members about the challenges ahead.
The 2018 referendum over the 8th amendment in Ireland was a turning point in the struggle for women’s liberation, delivering a huge blow against the Church and the establishment. Caoimhe Lyons reviews a new documentary following this struggle.
With another ominous by-election approaching, this time in Batley and Spen, Labour is losing support across the board. The right-wing leadership is driving the party over a cliff. The Left must mobilise to show Starmer the door.