London Demonstration in defence of the welfare state

Britain’s world reputation used to be one of a perfect gentleman. Then, in the 1990s, ‘Cool Britannia’ swept the world. But now, ‘Weird Britannia’ has taken its place: a crazed island full of phone thieves, drunken race rioters, and protesting grannies getting arrested.

This weekend, Your Party’s founding conference will take place. Unfortunately, the potential to forge a radical, working-class mass movement has been driven into a ditch by the reformist leaders and their petty squabbling, at least for now. What’s the communist stance?

Britain is plunging ever-deeper into one of the worst housing crises in generations. Yet, over a year into Starmer’s promise to build 1.5 million homes by 2029, the chance of coming anywhere near this target is looking increasingly unlikely.