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UK pilots flex their muscles with first strike in decades
Friday 8th September saw the first strike by UK airline pilots since the mid-1970s, in a dispute over pay. The British Airline Pilots’ Association has announced three more strike days in the autumn. With organised and united action, pilots could hit the bosses’ where it hurts – in their profits – and win an important and inspiring victory.
The Rohingya crisis and the real face of liberalism
Thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands of defenceless Rohingya Muslims are fleeing the brutal onslaught of Myanmar’s armed forces. In the middle of all this, we have the western media’s darling “democrat” and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Inequality and stagnation: the ugly face of capitalism
For all of Theresa May’s strong words about taking on the “excesses and irresponsibility” of the “fat cat” bosses, it is clear that the Tories are still very much in the pocket of big business and are unwilling to fight against the scourge of low pay and low productivity. Instead, we see hand outs for the rich and wage cuts for the rest.
1917 Russian Revolution: The Kornilov putsch
Continuing our commemorations of the centenary anniversary of the Russian Revolution, we republish here extracts from Leon Trotsky’s History of the Russian Revolution, in which the author explains the events surrounding the attempted – and failed – coup by General Kornilov and the forces of reaction surrounding him.
TUC: Organise strike action over pay freeze
This year’s Trades Union Congress is taking place in Brighton from 10-13 September. We look here at some of the issues being raised in conference motions, and discuss the way forward for the labour movement in the fight against the Tories and their programme of cuts and attacks on the working class.
Myths of Marxism: Will we lose our individuality under communism?
Marxists are commonly accused of wishing to crush individuality, wanting to enforce homogeneity and put everyone into the same grey, uniform box. In this video from our “Myths of Marxism” series, Kevin Chang dispells this misconception, arguing that it is in fact the profit system that restricts each and every individual from fulfilling their full potential.
Marx’s “Capital” in a Day – book your ticket now!
September 2017 marks the 150th anniversary since the publication of Das Kapital – Karl Marx’s masterpiece of political economy. To celebrate this anniversary, Socialist Appeal are hosting Capital in a Day on Saturday 16th September, covering the revolutionary ideas within Marx’s Capital and their relevance to today’s world of crisis-ridden capitalism. Book your ticket now!
Winter is Coming: Tory party faces civil war and crisis
The situation that now faces the Tory government resembles an episode of Game of Thrones. The intrigues are numerous, as are the characters who scheme and plot in the shadows. Without any allies, the authority of the House of May has been drained. And Winter is Coming – or at least the dreaded Tory Party conference in October. But this is no television fantasy.
France: Macron appeal fades as he prepares attack on workers
Since being elected, Macron – the poster-boy of European liberalism – has seen his popularity steadily decline as his facade of respectability crumbles away. A majority of French voters are now “dissatisfied” with the President’s performance, with approval ratings lower than for any incoming president, after four months, since 1995.
RCN Scrap the Cap rally: Just the beginning of the fightback
Yesterday, on 6th September, nurses descended upon Parliament Square in their thousands for a demonstration organised by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to demand the pay that they deserve. Dan Langley, a leading grassroots nurse activist, reports on the mood amongst nurses in the fight against Tory-imposed austerity.
Labour EU-turn: Left must fight for a socialist alternative
Despite Labour riding high in the polls, Corbyn’s critics are desperate to appease big business and the banks by remaining in the European Union and maintaining the status quo. As a result of vocal outrage from the right-wing of the party, Labour have made a U-turn on the question of Brexit. Corbyn and the Left should be fighting for a socialist alternative.