2019: New year, new crisis
Alan Woods looks back at the turbulent events of 2018, and forward to what promises to be an even more unstable year ahead.
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How can Labour solve the housing crisis?
We publish here a pair of articles from Labour supporters looking at how a Corbyn Labour government can tackle the housing crisis in Britain. We need bold socialist measures to provide decent homes for all.
Durham bus drivers ready for battle
Bus drivers organised by Unite the Union are taking strike action against Arriva bosses in a fight over pay. Socialist Appeal supporters report from the picket lines.
Could there be a second referendum?
Given the political paralysis in Parliament, the question of a ‘People’s Vote’ has become increasingly prominent. But rather than stabilising a convulsive political situation, a fresh referendum would only intensify the chaos.
We want change, Gavin Shuker!
Markus Keaney, chair of Luton South CLP, explains how grassroots members have had enough of the sabotaging shenanigans of right-wing Labour MPs. We need mandatory reselection.
Labour must protect asylum seekers against privatisation
The Tories are doing everything they can to create a ‘hostile environment’ for those fleeing war and terror. But some prominent Labour politicians have chosen to blame asylum seekers rather than austerity for the strain on public funds.
PCS: Time to unite behind pay campaign
With the Tory government embroiled in crisis over Brexit, now is the perfect opportunity for union members to mobilise and strike.
Sajid Javid’s manufactured migrant crisis
With the Tory Party engulfed by Brexit chaos, wannabe successors to Theresa May are resorting to xenophobic hysteria in an attempt to placade their most backward supporters.
Britain’s high street crisis: a perfect storm
A range of factors – from Brexit, to stagnant wages, to technological changes – are combining to create a toxic cocktail for the UK retail sector. Shop closures are another symptom of capitalism’s deep crisis.
2019: Crisis and instability ahead
For the ruling class, the new year is starting as the old one ended: with great uncertainty surrounding the prospects for the capitalist system. Welcome to the new normal of economic crisis and social upheaval.
Marxist Student Federation conference 2019: the fight for socialism today
The Marxist Student Federation invites all revolutionary student activists to its national conference in London on 16th February 2019. Join the fight for socialism!
Don’t let the Tories take us back to Dickensian times
Christmas is almost upon us. But there will be little festive cheer for many families this winter, as austerity continues to bite. All we want for Christmas is to kick the Tories out.