The latest news and analysis from The Communist, alongside reports of our activity. For Marxist theory and history, click here.
In the last week, Tata Steel bosses have announced that 1000 jobs are set to go from their British operations. Steel workers and their families in Port Talbot will be hit hard. The labour movement must fight for nationalisation.
India’s ruling party is allying with the Tories and running an anti-Corbyn campaign amongst Hindu voters, accusing Labour of being ‘anti-India’. Labour must stand firm against these unelected, reactionary ‘religious representatives’.
This week has seen higher education workers at around 60 institutions take strike action in a fight over pensions, pay, casualisation, and a raft of other demands. Marxist students across the country have been joining the picket lines in solidarity.
New documents revealed by Jeremy Corbyn yesterday show that Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are plotting to sell off our NHS to big business. This is why we need to intensify the fight for a socialist Labour government.
Nurses in the North of Ireland have faced attacks on working conditions, putting patients at risk. The Department of Health claims there is no money for pay increases, but the government found £1bn to bribe the DUP. We support this historic strike.
The billionaires are terrified of the next slump. Whilst asset bubbles hide the scale of the problem, the capitalists know that the apparent recovery of the last decade cannot continue. This time we’ll make the bosses pay for the crisis.
Due to the privatisation of the telecoms industry, internet infrastructure in Britain has been outdated for decades. Monopoly conditions allow company bosses to make a killing from poor quality infrastructure. Labour’s recent proposals are a good start.
On 12 December, polls close for the PCS general secretary election. Mark Serwotka, a left-wing leader with a fighting record, has vowed to fight for a Corbyn Labour government. But he faces a challenge from sectarians. We say vote Serwotka!
Today sees the beginning of a 10-day strike by academic staff over pensions and pay. The whole labour movement and student movement must support this struggle. Marxist students will be joining staff on the picket lines to offer their full solidarity.
The establishment is doing their best to dampen spirits surrounding Labour’s election campaign. But with with a radical manifesto in hand and a mass movement on the streets, we can still narrow the gap and put Corbyn in Number 10.
Jeremy Corbyn today launched Labour’s manifesto for this election. It contains a whole host of radical policies that will enthuse workers and youth. But will this programme be enough to provide the ‘real change’ that Labour is promising?
The Tories have focussed their attacks on Corbyn around the issue of Brexit, which they perceive as Labour’s weak point. The labour movement must resist the pressures of big business and of nationalism – and fight for clear socialist demands.