Austerity’s shadow looms over European elections in Wales
Earlier this week, Nigel Farage made a splash in Wales with the launch of the Brexit Party’s European election campaign. Labour needs to offer a bold socialist alternative in response.
News and analysis
The latest news, analysis, and Marxist theory from The Communist, alongside reports of RCP activity.
Venezuela: Guaidó’s botched coup – what’s next?
Trump’s ongoing coup in Venezuela took a new turn yesterday, when Washington puppet Juan Guaidó launched a small military assault. This is a warning: revolutionary counter-measures are needed against imperialist aggression.
Lawyers of the world, unite!
Important steps are being taken to unionise workers in the legal sector, where conditions have been viciously attacked as a result of Tory austerity. Legal workers should unite with the rest of the labour movement to fight the cuts.
Climate change is political – and Extinction Rebellion must be too
The recent Extinction Rebellion protests have shown the passion that exists amongst activists to avert a climate catastrophe. But what is the best way forward from here for the environmental movement?
England’s not so green and pleasant land
Recent studies have shown that a tiny elite controls more than 50% of the land in England. These parasites are lining their pockets with rents from the rest of us.
Unanimous support for Clause 4 at CWU union conference
Delegates to the postal workers’ union have unanimously backed the call to bring back Clause 4. This is an important step forward for the campaign to restore Clause 4.
The Prague Spring: a rebellion against Stalinism
In this video from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Francesco Merli of In Defence of Marxism (www.marxist.com) discusses the events and lessons of the 1968 Prague Spring – a revolt against the Stalinist bureaucracy that was put down by Moscow.
What kind of ownership and democratic control?
Rob Sewell takes up some of the ‘new’ ideas that have been put forward on the left regarding alternative forms of ownership and control. What we need is a socialist plan of production and workers’ power.
Stephen Lawrence and the fight against racism today
Monday this week marked the first national ‘Stephen Lawrence Day’, commemorating the tragic murder that lifted the lid on the racism within British capitalist society and its institutions. To see real change, we need to fight capitalism.
All My Sons: business, betrayal, and the bleak reality of capitalism
Ben Gliniecki reviews Arthur Miller’s dramatic play about the corrosive effect of the profit system on social ties and family bonds.
Tory implosion paves the way for a Corbyn government
As Brexit stalls, Tory MPs are openly plotting to remove their leader. Voters are deserting the party in favour of Nigel Farage’s new outfit. This Conservative collapse is setting the scene for Corbyn’s Labour to come to power.
CWU conference: vote to bring back Clause 4
Delegates to the CWU policy conference this Sunday will be discussing an important motion calling for Labour to restore Clause 4 – the party’s commitment to public ownership. We urge all delegates to support this resolution.