NEU members have shown their will to fight, voting to strike over pay and conditions. Public sector unions are mobilising for coordinated action on 1 February. To stop the cuts, these struggles must be linked around a clear socialist programme.
The horrific case of serial sex offender and serving officer David Carrick is yet another reminder of how the institution of the police is rotten to the core. Workers and youth must fight to sweep the whole system into the dustbin of history.
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Following the ousting of President Castillo last December, the struggle in Peru is sharpening, with state repression against protestors and activists. The international labour movement must show solidarity with Peruvian workers and peasants.
With industrial militancy growing and spreading across Britain, the Tories and bosses are pushing for further restrictions on workers’ right to strike. The trade union leaders must organise a militant fightback to smash these laws to pieces.
Revelations from Prince Harry’s autobiography, ‘Spare’, have provided the public with a few laughs at the monarchy’s expense. But the ruling class is increasingly worried that the royal permacrisis is causing wider damage to their system.
As the new year begins, Marxist students are preparing for a busy term of activity: showing solidarity with striking workers; discussing revolutionary events past and present; and building the forces of Marxism on UK campuses. Join the MSF today!
Today marks one hundred years since French troops invaded the Ruhr. This occupation, combined with hyperinflation, sparked revolutionary convulsions across Germany. With crisis once again haunting Europe, Rob Sewell examines the lessons of 1923.
Elections for a new executive are underway in Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union. Under Sharon Graham’s leadership, Unite has helped secure many important victories for workers. This militant approach must now be spread throughout the union.
A new harrowing Netflix film explores the devastation inflicted upon the people of Palestine through the Zionist creation of the state of Israel – a story that strikes a chord today, as the struggle for Palestinian freedom continues.
PCS members have been striking across the civil service in recent weeks, causing disruption to state services. With the government digging their heels in, escalation is on the cards. Militant coordinated action is needed to topple the Tories.
The latest census figures have revealed a drop in support for Christianity, highlighting the diminishing influence of the Church. This has important implications for the class struggle, representing a blow to the capitalist establishment.