The Green Party’s victory in the Gorton & Denton by-election is yet another seismic shift in the landscape of British politics, and a sign of the polarisation and instability to come. We welcome this humiliating blow for Starmer’s Labour – but the Greens’ reformism offers no way out of the crisis.

In yet another setback for Starmer’s beleaguered government, the High Court has ruled that Labour’s proscription of Palestine Action is “disproportionate” and “unlawful”. This is a victory for the Palestine movement, and exposes the crisis of the ruling regime.

The British ruling class is clamping down on free speech and attack our democratic rights. In this episode, RCP Executive Committee member Nelson Wan outlines how communists approach the question of democratic rights, and howe we can fight to defend them on a class basis.