Given all the combustible material accumulated in American society, the assassination of Donald Trump could have been the spark for explosive events. Only a genuinely revolutionary alternative can channel workers’ anger, and offer a real way forward.

Keir Starmer has lost no time in proving his loyalty to western imperialism: reaffirming the ‘special relationship’ with Washington; promising to increase military spending; and bolstering British support for Ukraine. We say: for books, not bombs!

The near-miss attempt to assassinate Donald Trump will pour petrol on the fires of instability and polarisation that are damaging US capitalism and its institutions. Only a clear class perspective can offer an alternative to this barbaric system.