Today marks the first day of trading for many shops after months of closure. But many will not reopen. Capitalism’s race to the bottom had destroyed Britain’s high streets. Now the crisis is accelerating.
Today is the three year anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy and we are still no closer to justice. Meanwhile, thousands of lives are still at risk from the same flammable cladding. We must organise and fight to ensure people’s safety.
We continue our series on the English Revolution by republishing an article by Rob Sewell on Oliver Cromwell. Subscribe to Marxist Voice to listen to Alan Woods’ podcast on this revolutionary episode from history.
The UK has the highest relative number of excess deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. This is down to the incompetence of the Tory government, who have put profits before lives.
The ruling class, under pressure from the enormous Black Lives Matter movement, have given minor concessions. However, nothing will fundamentally change until we do away with this rotten system and the state apparatus that maintains it.
In the middle of the pandemic, delivery workers who transport important medical samples – including COVID-19 – are under attack from employers. But the couriers are fighting back.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Fiona Lali – national organiser of the Marxist Student Federation – to discuss the massive protests against racism and police violence that have erupted across the UK.
Keir Starmer has given a tepid, equivocal response to the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain. What is needed from the Labour leaders is not hollow rhetoric or tokenistic kneeling, but firm and clear support to those fighting racism.
Thanks to the efforts of education unions, the Tories have retreated on plans to reopen schools. This victory shows what can be achieved through organisation, but is only the first step. We must put workers in charge.
The Tories have downplayed the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain, saying that racism and policing are not an issue here. But this is far from the truth.
A social explosion is brewing in Britain. The pandemic, Brexit, and now the Black Lives Matter movement are throwing the Tory government from one crisis to another. The rottenness of the whole capitalist system is rapidly being revealed.
Alan Woods comments on the uprising in the USA, which was sparked by the police murder of George Floyd, and has become the catalyst for an explosion of anger by the downtrodden in America. What is the way forward?