Vital support staff in HE have been presented with an insulting zero percent pay offer by management. Meanwhile, university bosses are bleeding students dry through fees and rents. Workers and students must unite and fight!
Owen Jones’ latest book chronicles the Corbyn years, offering an insider’s view on the problems faced by the Labour left. But the author fails to draw the key lesson from these events: that we need bold and militant leadership.
Rolls Royce workers in Lancashire have begun a three-week strike against redundancies and outsourcing. The labour movement must demand nationalisation and workers’ control in order to defend jobs and plan production for society’s needs.
Fred Weston, editor for marxist.com, discusses the most polarised US election in living memory. Biden’s victory is no cause for celebration for workers and youth. Donald Trump and his supporters are not going away anytime soon.
Joe Biden is on course to become the 46th President of the USA. But while cheers can be heard on Wall St., there is little enthusiasm amongst workers for the new White House occupant. Nor will Trump and his ilk go quietly into the night.
University of Manchester bosses and landlords have proven to be nothing but selfish profiteering fat cats. But students are fighting back, mobilising against fences erected that turned Fallowfield Campus into a prison.
US election night has come and gone, but there are no clear results. Trump has all but declared victory, while Biden has called for patience. The general picture is one of deep polarisation, with bourgeois democracy in an utter mess.
The Tories have banned the use of ‘anti-capitalist material’ in schools. The rigged education system won’t tell you the truth. Let the Marxist Student Federation do it.
By prioritising profits over lives, the Tories have inflicted months of chaos on the country. But now the chickens are coming home to roost for Johnson, with his party split and his support falling. Labour must deliver a knockout blow.
On the night of 3-4 November 1839, workers in Wales launched an insurrection known as the Newport Rising. These events are vividly discussed in Rob Sewell’s new book ‘Chartist Revolution’. Get your copy today to find out more.
The suspension of Jeremy Corbyn is a declaration of war. The Labour left is faced with a stark choice: either to capitulate, or to fight to the finish. There is no middle road. Appeasement will not work. Now more than ever, we need bold leadership.
To conclude the Marxist Student Federation’s series for Black History Month, we are proud to announce the release of a new pamphlet on capitalism and racism – a must read for all those looking to fight against oppression today.