As tens of thousands of workers, activists, and youth gather in Manchester this weekend to protest outside the Tory Party conference, Rob Sewell discusses the eye-watering inequality in modern-day Tory Britain, and the fight against the crisis-ridden Conservatives and their failed programme of austerity.
This year’s annual Labour conference, held in Brighton, has now ended, with the Left clearly on the rise. One recurring question came up time and again throughout the conference: where are the Blairites? Steve Jones looks at the grim prospects facing Labour’s right wing as the Corbyn movement grows and gains confidence.
Budget airline Ryanair recently announced the cancellation of nearly 2,000 flights over the next 5-6 weeks – about 40 to 50 flights a day. Officially, the company blames various delays, air traffic control strikes in France, weather conditions and a modified holiday schedule of pilots and cabin crew. However, this is all a smoke screen to hide the real chaotic situation of a mass exodus of its pilots.
We publish here a statement by the International Marxist Tendency, along with a series of reports from Arturo Rodriguez in Barcelona about the rapidly developing mass movement for a Catalan independence referendum and against state repression.
Daniel Morley examines the controversy surrounding Transport for London’s recent decision to ban multinational ride-hailing firm Uber. Whilst the bullying corporation is clearly responsible for many misdemeanors when it comes to workers’ rights and passenger safety, however, a blunt ban is not the solution.
A political earthquake is the best way we can describe the federal elections that took place in Germany on Sunday 24th September. For the first time ever in post-war history an extreme right-wing party has been elected to the Bundestag. At the same time, the parties that have formed the “Grand Coalition” – lead by Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2003 – have suffered historic defeats.
The renewed infighting within the Tory Party has taken on a new intensity as MPs return to Westminster. Ever since Theresa May’s botched general election, her authority has slowly drained away. This has sparked a blatant jockeying amongst leadership hopefuls, keen to make their mark ahead of the Tory Party conference this weekend.
This year’s Labour Party conference is currently place. Already, the party’s recent transformation is noticeable in the mood of the conference and the left-wing composition of the delegates – not to mention the air of confidence in Corbyn’s stride. Adam Booth reports from the first couple of days’ events in Brighton.
Alan Woods examines Donald Trump’s debut speech at the United Nations, in which the US President outlined his scattered thoughts on North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela, amongst other countries, revealing the ugly face of American imperialism for all to see.
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As grassroots members and activists make their way to Brighton for the Labour Party annual conference, Rob Sewell looks at the current Labour manifesto and discusses the programme and policies needed to fight austerity.
We publish here two video talks by Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal and co-author of “Understanding Marx’s Capital”, both taken at the recent “Capital in a Day” event.