Northern Rail renationalised…by the Tories!
The failing Northern Rail franchise has been taken into public ownership after years of poor service. This is a damning indictment of privatisation and the whole market system. We say: nationalise the lot!
Chinese masses caught between disease & dictatorship
The Coronavirus outbreak in China has caused widespread fear across the country. A perfect storm of bureaucratic blunders and the drive for profit has resulted in a growing crisis, heightening social tensions in China.
France: Militant general strike continues to spread
French workers have demonstrated staggering resolve to continue their general strike against Macron’s pension ‘reforms’. New layers continue to enter the fight. Only a break with the system can provide a way forward.
Exhausted: London bus drivers balloted for industrial action
Bus drivers in London have been driven to their limits, with a report showing that 17% have reported falling asleep whilst driving as a result of exhaustion. Unite the Union is to begin a consultative ballot for industrial action.
Review: ‘Parasite’ – shining a light on capitalist exploitation
Parasite, a recent film by South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho, depicts the brutality of life under capitalism, showing how poverty forces people to struggle against one another to get by.
Tower Hamlets workforce face mass sackings
To cut £44 million from their budget, Tower Hamlets council plan to impose new contracts on staff, with cuts to pay and working allowances. Workers must not be made to pay for the bosses’ crisis. The Labour movement must support these workers.
Posties to ballot for new strike action
Last year, strike action by Royal Mail workers was scandalously blocked by the High Court. As a result, the CWU is set to ballot members again. Unofficial walkouts are already taking place. Support the postal workers’ struggle!
Myanmar: ‘Saint’ Aung San Suu Kyi and the hypocrisy of imperialism
Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, recently appeared in the ICJ to defend the regime in Myanmar against accusations of genocide. The masses cannot rely on bourgeois ‘saints’ to fight for their freedom, they must rely on their own strength.
Spain’s Revolution Against Franco: The Great Betrayal
In this talk from the main rally at Revolution Festival 2019, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses his new book on the revolutionary movement that overthrew the Franco regime in Spain in the 1970s.
Marxist Student Federation goes from strength to strength
The Marxist Student Federation has made a significant leap in the last period, mobilising support for the climate strikes, UCU strikes, and running the Students4Corbyn campaign. The MSF conference will be electric – book your place today!
The mood in Davos: doom and gloom as crisis looms
The world’s elite are meeting in Davos this week. The mood amongst the super-rich is extremely gloomy, with the world economy facing dangers on all fronts. This will fuel political instability, class struggle, and revolution.
Don’t relocate the House of Lords – abolish it!
Johnson’s hollow gesture to relocate the House of Lords to “reconnect politics with voters” highlights just how out of touch these institutions are to workers. Socialist should support Rebecca Long-Bailey’s call to abolish this feudal relic!