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While storm clouds gather for British capitalism, and living standards plummet for ordinary workers, the trade union tops continue to enjoy lives of luxury. These perks and privileges must all be abolished if workers are to resist the oncoming storm!
Months after fees were hiked, Cardiff University has announced cuts to hundreds of jobs and entire courses, including nursing. The Revolutionary Communist Party is campaigning to fight back. Here, we explain why this is happening, and what can be done.
US President Donald Trump has proposed the forced expulsion of two million Palestinians from their land. This is nothing short of another Nakba. But this crude plan can only pour petrol on the flames of a volatile situation in the region and worldwide.
Brady Corbet’s latest film ‘The Brutalist’, starring Adrien Brody, is as monumental and ambitious as the architectural style it is inspired by. Following a Holocaust survivor’s gruelling pursuit of an elusive ‘American Dream’, the film excels in both content and form.
In recent weeks, university bosses have clamped down on pro-Palestine student activists, taking advantage of the movement’s ebb. Individual acts of bravery cannot revive the struggle at this stage. It is time to draw lessons and prepare for future battles.
The Revolutionary Communist Party has launched the ‘Pillars of Communism’ tour! Over the next few months, leading party members will be travelling across British campuses to tackle the main theoretical cornerstones of Marxism. Sign up today!
The Met Police is mired in more scandal, following a sexual misconduct case in which an officer admitted that “coming onto victims is positively encouraged”. Meanwhile, the Met has been taken out of ‘special measures’. The police is rotten to the core!
Starmer’s government is desperate to “kickstart” the flailing UK economy, with a flurry of recent announcements designed to boost growth. But it is clear that any uplift will come at workers’ expense. The stage is set for explosive class battles.
Recent storms have laid waste to large areas of Britain, exposing how utterly inadequate the country’s infrastructure is in the face of climate-related disasters. Only socialist planning can ensure that society adapts and averts a catastrophe.
Axel Rudakubana, the teenager who carried out the Southport stabbings last year, has been sentenced to 52 years in prison. Self-serving politicians have exploited this tragedy for their own ends: to beef up state powers, and to divide the working class.
‘America First’ means everyone last, including Europe. European capitalism is already in an impasse. US retrenchment, increased defence spending, and a potential tariff war will only further this decline. Events are laying the groundwork for the future European revolution.
From Tata and McDonalds to academies: our readers expose the abuse, victimisation, and scolding that goes on in the UK’s workplaces. British capitalism is rotten to the core. The labour movement needs fighting leadership!