Red wave sweeps the universities
The Marxist Student Federation reports from universities across the country, where new students have been joining the revolution in larger numbers than ever before.
Youth
Failed system – not striking workers – to blame for student suicide
Reactionary rags such as the Daily Mail and the Sun have attempted to blame a suicide at the University of Liverpool on ordinary staff. But this tragedy was the result of systematic failures.
London Young Labour: moving forward, but still held back
LYL is taking positive steps to turn outwards and link up with workers in struggle. But the organisation is still being held back by a lack of democratic political debate.
Privatisation and profit pile pressure on students
Cost-cutting and a lack of quality control at exam boards have led to a number of errors that are placing enormous stresses on students’ lives.
Solidarity with comrades in Pakistan
International solidarity works. The abducted comrades in Pakistan have been safely released.
Strikes, occupations, and the role of Marxists
Now that the UCU dispute is over, we must learn the lessons from this important struggle by workers and students.
NUS conference 2018: what have we learned and what’s next?
Marxist Student delegates to this year’s NUS conference assess the outcomes from the debates, votes, and elections that have taken place over the past week. What is the way forward for the student movement from here?
NUS conference 2018: fighting for a socialist student union
Activists from the Marxist Student Federation will be present in Glasgow this week as delegates to the 2018 NUS national conference. Here’s what they will be arguing for.
The paper tiger of Tory tuition fee review
After inflicting unpayable debts upon a generation of students, Theresa May has been forced to admit that Britain’s higher education funding system is broken. But the Tories will do nothing to fix it. We need free education and a socialist Labour government.
100 Marxist students celebrate fifty years since 1968
Saturday 17th February saw the 5th annual conference of the Marxist Student Federation. We publish here a report back from the day’s inspiring discussions. It is clear that the Marxists are going from strength to strength.
A message to students: join lecturers on the picket lines!
This week sees the beginning of a series of strikes by university teaching staff against attacks on pensions. Joe Attard of the KCL UCU discusses how workers and students can unite and fight to defend higher education.
Left takes control of London Young Labour
Socialist Appeal supporters report on the recent AGM of London Young Labour, which marks another victory for the Corbyn movement in the fight to reclaim the Labour Party from the Blairites.