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The Tories are cynically introducing new measures to ‘protect free speech’ on university campuses. Yet, hypocritically, they have banned anti-capitalist material in schools. The only thing they are protecting is their own interests.
Big Tech has been in the spotlight throughout the pandemic, as billionaire bosses get richer, and workers are exploited ever harder. But now tech workers – in the US and UK – are beginning to organise, unionise, and fight back.
The Tories are attempting to whip up hysteria around questions of identity and culture, in an effort to distract from their own failings and divide the working class. The left must fight a class war, not a culture war.
Following a fortnight of blunders, Keir Starmer and the Labour right wing are on the defensive. Bold calls for a recall conference are clearly making a mark. The left must press forward and take the fight to the right.
Millions have now been vaccinated across the UK. But evidence suggests that vaccine skepticism runs high amongst black people. This reflects strong feelings of social exclusion, and a lack of trust in the capitalist establishment.
Adapted from the book of the same name, new Netflix film ‘The White Tiger’ depicts the brutality of Indian capitalism from the perspective of those at the bottom of society – the same Indian masses who are now moving into action.
The government has announced a series of draconian measures to try and prevent foreign COVID variants from entering the UK. But in Tory hands, such steps will not help. The left must fight to put workers in control.
Hundreds of students and young workers will be meeting online tomorrow for the annual conference of the Marxist Student Federation. We encourage all our readers to join us for this important gathering of young revolutionaries.
University bosses have made a derisory 0% pay offer to academic staff in higher education. UCU members must reject this, and begin building for coordinated strike action across the sector. Workers and students: unite and fight!
Recent revelations have once more shone a light on the murky world of the Monarchy, highlighting the potential powers held by this key pillar of the British establishment. We say: abolish this reactionary relic!
The pandemic has starkly exposed the appalling numbers in Britain who are forced to sleep rough every night. To end homelessness and tackle the virus, the labour movement must fight for bold socialist policies.
Ruthless bosses at private bus companies in Manchester and London are using the cover of the pandemic to go on the offensive against drivers’ pay and conditions. But united and organised, these workers are fighting back.