Review – Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime
A new Channel 4 documentary ‘Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime’ explores the now infamous ‘reality TV’ show, and how the lives of its vulnerable guests were ruined all in the pursuit of profit.
PCS consultative ballot: Time to strike back!
PCS members in the public sector have returned a decisive endorsement for the union’s pay campaign, including backing industrial action. The union must seize the opportunity to go on the offensive, in conjunction with other public sector unions.
Women’s struggle in history | Women’s liberation: The Marxist position
Lubna and Natasha discuss the role of women in various revolutionary struggles throughout history.
Ukraine: The refugee crisis and the hypocrisy of the West
In order to score political points against Putin’s Russia, western governments are cynically expressing their support for Ukrainian refugees. But these hypocrites and their system are the root of the problem. The solution is socialist revolution.
Sunak’s Spring Statement: Smoke, mirrors, and austerity
The latest Tory Budget announcement was little more than a vain attempt to distract from the deepening crisis facing British capitalism. The working class is being bombarded from all sides. Only bold socialist policies can offer a way out.
Review: ‘This is going to hurt’ – Cuts and privatisation to blame
BBC dark comedy ‘This is going to hurt’ paints a vivid picture of the crisis engulfing the NHS and the worsening conditions faced by health workers. But the real criminals behind this dire situation are not mentioned: the Tories and capitalists.
P&O jobs massacre: Throw the bosses overboard!
Last week, P&O Ferries sacked hundreds of workers, replacing them with agency labour. With this savage attack, the bosses have thrown down the gauntlet to the working class. The trade unions must respond with a call to arms – and prepare for battle.
North of Ireland: The crisis of unionism is coming to a head
Tensions are rising in the North of Ireland, with the Stormont Executive paralysed and unionism riven by the contradictions of Brexit. There is no solution to this crisis under capitalism. Only a Socialist United Ireland can offer a way out.
Socialist Appeal conference 2022: “The future belongs to us”
This weekend, hundreds of Socialist Appeal supporters met for this year’s national conference – not only to celebrate the organisation’s 30th birthday, but to prepare for the revolutionary events that lie ahead in Britain and beyond.
Child Q: Fight racism and police brutality! Fight capitalism!
Protests have erupted across London in solidarity with Child Q – yet another victim of police racism, misogyny, and violence. It is clear that the Met Police are rotten to core. To end this oppression and repression, we need to end capitalism.
How western imperialism prepared the ground for the conflict in Ukraine
Contrary to the assertions of western propaganda, the war in Ukraine is not the result of Putin’s mental state, but is the product of belligerent aggression by US imperialism and NATO. They are responsible for the current catastrophe.
Billionaires and kleptocrats: Football’s league of shame
The recent ‘despot derby’ between Chelsea and Newcastle has brought to attention the capitalist takeover of the Premier League – now dominated by warmongers and crooks. We need to kick profit out of football, and fight for fan ownership.