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As schools reopen after the summer holidays, staff and students are anxious about the lack of planning or direction from the Tory government. To ensure safety and provide proper education, teachers should be given control.
In the face of a deep economic crisis, the government has helped to prop-up small businesses with billions in state-backed loans. Now a wave of defaults threatens to engulf the system. Capitalism is chaos. We need a socialist plan.
Left-wing MP Richard Burgon recently outlined a 10-point policy proposal to galvanise the left. But the Keynesian ideas put forward are not enough. We need to mobilise workers and youth around bold socialist demands.
Elections are approaching to decide the next general secretary of Unison. Victory for the left would mark a huge turning point for the labour movement. Socialist Appeal urges Unison members to back Paul Holmes.
PCS members in the civil service and culture sector have been at the forefront of the fight against austerity and job cuts. Socialist Appeal supporters in PCS have launched a bulletin to help organise these militant workers.
Primary elections to choose Momentum’s slate for Young Labour open tomorrow. Socialist Appeal supporters are standing as the ‘Marxist Voice’ platform. We call on young activists to vote for these comrades and join the campaign.
The strike by PCS members at the Tate galleries against job cuts is continuing into its second week. We report here from a recent rally in support of the striking workers. We say: make the bosses pay for this crisis!
Cinephiles are hoping that the release of the new Christopher Nolan blockbuster ‘Tenet’ will save cinemas across the country. But the industry’s future remains uncertain. The demand for public ownership has never been so relevant.
The Tories have U-turned once again, extending the ban on evictions by a month. But millions of renters still face uncertainty and hardship. The labour movement must fight for a socialist solution to the housing crisis.
A recent survey of Labour members shows a growing disillusionment with Starmer’s leadership, alongside strong support for left-wing policies. The ground is being prepared for a renewed outbreak of the Labour civil war.
We publish here a contribution by John McInally, an experienced trade union activist from the PCS, about the perspectives for the labour movement in Britain. We need to build a strong socialist opposition to the Tories and Labour right wing.
The IMT rally to celebrate the life of Leon Trotsky, 80 years after his assassination, was a great success, with thousands participating and donating from across the world. The revolutionary ideas of Trotsky have never been so relevent.