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Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza will be a major issue for millions of voters in tomorrow’s election. The entire British establishment backs the oppression of the Palestinian people. We must mobilise to kick out all the war criminals in Westminster.
With election day fast approaching, Fiona Lali’s campaign in Stratford & Bow has stepped up a gear, with hundreds of activists and volunteers hitting the streets over the weekend. Join us for the final push, and get organised for the struggles ahead.
Western imperialism is facing defeat in Ukraine. But unable to accept this, the warmongers in Washington and Kyiv are resorting to ever-more desperate measures – fuelling further instability for the global economy and world relations.
After months of holding back the struggle to save the Port Talbot steelworks, the Unite leaders have cancelled planned strike action. Workers can have no trust in the Tata bosses or the union leaders. Only militant rank-and-file action can save jobs and the community.
After 14 years of Tory rule in Westminster, and an even longer period of SNP domination in Holyrood, the class struggle in Scotland is set to intensify. Help build the forces of communism north of the border. Join the RCP today!
In an effort to outflank the Tories and whip up xenophobia, Starmer is threatening to continue the government’s deportation policies and anti-migrant attacks. This is only adding to the anger against Labour. We say: the real enemy is in Westminster!
Tomorrow, RCP activists and supporters will be mobilising en masse across Stratford & Bow to campaign for revolutionary communist candidate Fiona Lali. We publish here the bold programme that comrades are fighting for, in this election and beyond.
The latest national and sectoral conferences of Unison, Britain’s major public sector union, took place last week, in the context of an imminent Labour government. The widening gulf between the union leadership and membership was evident throughout.
In their campaigning, Starmer’s Labour are promoting themselves as being both “pro-worker” and “pro-business”. And unfortunately, many union leaders buy into this nonsense. Instead, the movement must militantly struggle for clear class demands.
Junior doctors in England will return to the picket lines again tomorrow, continuing their long-running struggle over pay. Starmer’s Labour will not save the NHS. Only militant action and socialist policies can win for health workers and patients.
Whistleblower Julian Assange is finally able to walk free today, having faced over a decade of repression and incarceration by US imperialism and its allies. But the real criminals – the warmongers in Washington and Westminster – are still at large.
Unite has announced indefinite strike action at Port Talbot. Other steel unions must follow this lead – downing tools in unison, and organising to spread the struggle. Above all, the labour movement must demand nationalisation, without compensation.