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Delegates are meeting this week for the Unison national conference. With struggles ongoing in local government, the NHS, and schools, it is vital that Britain’s biggest public sector union rises to the challenge. This requires fighting leadership.
Socialist Appeal’s campaign to organise communists and hit the 1000 membership milestone is going from strength to strength. New branches are springing up across the country. Join us today, and help build the forces of Marxism in your area.
From the CBI bosses’ union to the Tory Party: the traditional representatives of the ruling class are in meltdown. At the same time, anger and radicalisation is brewing in society. These are symptoms of the revolutionary epoch we are entering.
Liberal supporters of Ukraine have recently attacked the IMT for openly defending our position on the war. While some ‘lefts’ happily side with their own ruling class, we proudly stand in the Marxist tradition of class-based internationalism.
Jamie Driscoll, the left-wing North of Tyne Mayor, is the latest victim of Starmer’s purge, having been blocked by the party from standing as a Labour candidate. This episode emphasises once again the need to build a revolutionary leadership.
After months of build up, the much-heralded Ukrainian offensive has begun. Alan Woods discusses the prospects for this latest military campaign, the propaganda of western imperialism, the perspectives for the war, and the task of the Marxists.
Starmer and co. have recently set out their stall on migration, demanding skilled jobs for British workers. Instead of aping the Tories’ divisive policies and dog-whistle racism, the labour movement must fight the bosses with united class struggle.
The government recently put forward new legislation aimed at giving tenants more security. But this regulation is powerless to curb rising rents and evictions. To solve the housing crisis, we must expropriate the landlords and monopolies.
Lorry drivers at concrete supplier Maen Karne are striking this week in a fight for union recognition. With struggles breaking out across the construction industry, the labour movement must fight for nationalisation and workers’ control.
During a recent tour by Zelensky, Rishi Sunak pledged to continue supporting the Ukrainian war effort with millions more in military aid. But while the Tories prolong the conflict for their own cynical reasons, workers are footing the bill.
Tensions between the major powers are heightening. The rise of China and the relative decline of US imperialism are creating a new – unstable – balance of forces in world relations. Communists must fight for international socialist revolution.
Workers at Allied Bakeries in Merseyside are striking in demand of a real pay rise. At the same time, the bosses are recording bumper profits. We say: Nationalise the food industry under workers’ control! No to crumbs! Demand the whole bakery!