News has emerged that Thomas Cook has entered liquidation, with 9,000 UK workers out of a job, further proof of the market’s failure to provide security to workers. Only nationalisation can ensure good services and stable, well-paid jobs.
Labour Party Conference 2019 is ongoing. So far the atmosphere has been radical, with the party rank and file supporting, amongst others, the motion to restore Clause IV. We post here four short articles on the events of the conference so far.
Britain is in a deep crisis, the ruling class has completely lost control and another election is fast approaching. Big business is threatening mass sabotage against a potential Labour government, Labour must respond with bold socialist policies.
Students across the world are taking to the streets again today to demand action against climate change. The movement is drawing anti-capitalist conclusions. We publish here an interview with an activist from this inspiring movement.
This year’s Labour conference will be pivotal. Delegates will have the opportunity to define the direction of the party and sculpt the most radical manifesto ever. We call on delegates to fight for bold socialist policies.
Last year’s UCU strike over pensions was the most militant in the union’s history. Now UCU members are voting on a new wave of strikes. We encourage a Yes vote, and urge students to show solidarity with staff.
Labour’s NEC recently voted to get rid of Labour Students. The organisation has shown disdain for democracy, rigging elections to ensure right-wingers remain in control. We need a Labour Students organisation that will fight for socialist policies.
Extinction Rebellion activists have attempted to shutdown Heathrow in protest against the airport’s expansion. Only mass mobilisation, not stunts, can stop climate change.
The Prime Minister has suspended Parliament. The Queen gave permission. MPs objected. The decision is being challenged in the courts. All of this shambles reveals how rotten Britain’s state institutions really are.
MPs forced the government to publish the ‘Yellowhammer’ report, leaked last month. This fiasco reveals the crisis engulfing Downing Street. Inside or outside of the EU, it is the working class who will be made to pay under the Tories.
Manchester Socialist Appeal supporters were confronted by fascist thugs at a recent Labour rally. The labour movement must organise around clear socialist demands to fightback against the far right.
Airline pilots over the last decade have seen consistent attacks on their terms and conditions. Recent strikes at BA and Ryanair show that pilots have now reached their limits. Solidarity with striking pilots.