Over the weekend, demonstrations took place across the country in defence of the right to protest. The labour movement must channel this energy into a mass campaign – to smash these latest laws, and to bring down this whole rotten government.
Infamous food delivery company Deliveroo is going public on the stock market tomorrow, with investors looking to profit from the exploitation of ‘gig economy’ workers. But couriers are organising and striking back. Solidarity with the riders!
In this podcast, Olivia Ruadh explains why it is the capitalist system that is to blame for climate change – and why we need to fight for a clear socialist solution.
In the midst of the pandemic, some parts of the economy are booming. Speculative investments are continuing in a frenzied fashion. The latest celebrity-driven fads, NFTs and SPACs, are among the insane expressions of this whirlpool of speculation.
Things are heating up in Scotland as elections approach. Former SNP leader Alex Salmond continues to clash with his successor, and has formed a new party. Holyrood and Westminster, meanwhile, are on a collision course over independence.
The Tories recently announced plans for an overhaul of the UK military, with increased spending on arms and nuclear weapons. ‘Patriotic’ Starmer has welcomed these proposals. Instead, Labour and the unions must offer a socialist response.
Boris Johnson has asserted that “greed” and “capitalism” are to thank for the UK vaccination programme’s success. This is a bad April Fool’s joke, however. In reality, capitalism’s greed has killed tens-of-thousands. We need socialist planning.
Following years of austerity and failed policies, commissioners are being sent in to run Liverpool City Council. Workers should have no trust in these Tory agents. The labour movement must fight back with a mass campaign against the cuts.
Unite members at coffee company Douwe Egberts are the latest workers to organise against fire-and-rehire proposals by callous bosses. A united and militant struggle is needed across the labour movement against this scandalous scourge.
100 years ago, the ultra-left leaders of the German Communist Party prematurely launched a revolutionary offensive. This proved to be a fiasco, wrecking the authority of the party. The 1921 ‘March Action’ contains important lessons for today.
Unite members at SPS Technologies – owned by billionaire Warren Buffet – are taking all-out strike action against the bosses’ ruthless fire-and-rehire attacks. The labour movement must offer their full solidarity and support.