All websites operating in the UK must now verify their users’ age if they host content deemed potentially ‘harmful’ for children. But we can have no trust in Starmer’s big business government to put young people’s welfare first. We need a revolution!
From a nationwide ‘Pillars of Communism’ tour, to campaigning in four student union elections on a revolutionary programme, the RCP is reaching new heights on campuses across Britain. RCP youth organiser Lubna Badi explains our success, and where we go from here.
In March, an Indian student tragically took his own life in Liverpool, squeezed by the pressures of student debt and graduate unemployment. Sadly, he is only one of countless overseas students tortured by capitalism – a system that can no longer provide for the future.
The Mancunion has published a shameful defence of imperialism which parrots ruling-class propaganda, smearing student protest while whitewashing Britain’s bloody war machine. But students see through the lies – and will continue to fight.
In this episode of Communist Radio, Sarah discusses the student union elections we ran in with our communist candidates.
While campaigning on campus for a communist programme to fight the university cuts, some people we spoke to branded our demands as “unrealistic”. But is this the case? Is it any more ‘realistic’ to expect crumbs from the bosses’ table if we ask nicely?
Revolutionary candidate Alice Nicholson won 1,000 votes for a communist programme in Cardiff University Student Union elections. In this letter, she reveals the political lessons she learned and the obstacles she had to overcome during the campaign.
Faced with an onslaught of attacks from the university bosses, lecturers and academic staff organised in the UCU are stepping into struggle in several places. In Newcastle, the Communists have made waves among the staff and students on the picket lines.
University cleaners are incredibly exploited, despite the critical role they play in the upkeep and functioning of students’ learning spaces. But City Uni’s staff are fighting back. Their fight is the same as students’ and academics’ against marketisation and cuts: victory to the cleaners!
Last month, Sheffield communists made a splash in the Students’ Union elections, gaining 10 percent of the vote. The boldly ran campaign called out the complicity of the university in the genocide in Gaza, and explained the need for a revolutionary way forward.
Last week, a pro-Palestine student was violently attacked at Edinburgh University while security stood idle. Both the university and the capitalist press have been silent about this. Solidarity with the attacked students! For organised self-defence to counter these attacks!
Revolutionary Communist candidate Alice Nicholson won almost 1,000 votes in the Cardiff University Student Union election. This fantastic result is testament to the bold campaign run by our party, and the growing appeal of revolutionary ideas amongst young people.