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From schools to the arts: the impact of the cuts can be felt across Scotland. The SNP points the finger at Westminster, but they have no solution for ending austerity. Join the communists in a revolutionary struggle for a Scottish Workers’ Republic.
Sunak’s government is stumbling from one calamity to the next, waiting to be put out of its misery. Workers will be glad to see the back of the Tories. But a Starmer Labour government offers no solution. We must build a communist alternative.
In June, we are launching the Revolutionary Communist International. In this episode, Fred Weston explains the historic importance of the original Communist International led by Lenin and Trotsky, and the lessons we can apply today.
Leading Black Panther Fred Hampton was murdered by the US state, due to his calls for revolutionary struggle, solidarity, and socialism. In the current issue of The Communist, comrades review a biography examining Hampton’s life and ideas.
With uncertainty and instability rocking the real economy globally, gambling investors are once again turning to speculation in search of a quick buck. But the whole of capitalism is a casino. It’s time to overthrow this bankrupt system.
This June sees the launch of the Revolutionary Communist International. We publish here a synopsis of the RCI Manifesto, outlining the communist programme that we are fighting for. Join us today, and help build the forces of communism worldwide.
Education workers are gathering in Bournemouth this week for the NEU’s annual conference. The main item on the agenda is the prospect of upcoming strike action at schools. While union leaders drag their feet, members are raring for action.
With debts and effluent piling up, the future of Thames Water hangs in the balance. And the working class is being asked to shoulder the costs: either through higher bills or a taxpayer-funded bailout. Fight for nationalisation without compensation!
Following defeat in two constitutional referendums, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has stepped down. His resignation marks the latest difficulty for the hated political establishment of the Republic. Join the Marxists in the fight for revolution.
Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down as DUP leader, after being charged with historic sexual offences. This latest scandal marks a heavy blow for the DUP, for Unionism, and for the stability of Stormont. This whole rotten system must be overthrown.
Establishment politicians have decried Israel’s killing of aid workers in Gaza, including several Britons. But the truth is that Sunak, Starmer, and the rest of the Westminster warmongers have blood on their hands. We say: overthrow their system!
With just a month to go until the founding congress of the RCP, Fiona Lali and Jack Tye Wilson discuss why Marxist theory is essential to building the Party, as well as how communists can go about educating themselves.