On the back of last week’s election, the SNP still dominate in Scotland, but have taken a major kicking. Key figures such as Alex Salmond have lost their seats. The unionist vote has consolidated around the Tories, whilst Corbyn’s Labour have won over some left-wing workers and youth. The political landscape continues to be transformed.
Following the shock of Brexit, Britain has experienced another political earthquake. Theresa May is facing oblivion on the back of a failed gamble. A snap election has turned into a Tory disaster. This is all down to the bold Labour campaign led by Jeremy Corbyn, which has given birth to a mass political movement of workers and youth.
For two years, the Left have had to endure the smug ‘analysis’ and predictions of the ruling class’ entire media regarding Corbyn. For them, it was self-evident and simply a fact that Corbyn is unelectable and incompetent. But Labour’s incredible performance in this election has left these so-called experts dumbfounded.
If a week is a long time in politics, then these seven weeks have truly been an age. The British political landscape, and the Labour Party in particular, has been completely transformed. The youth have become organised and conscious. The Tories have been totally exposed and massively weakened. Time to finish the job. Vote Labour! Fight for socialism!
The recent terrorist outrages in Manchester and London sent a wave of shock and revulsion through society. Who or what is behind these terrorist attacks? Alan Woods discusses the rise of jihadi terrorism and what this reveals about the chaos and instability that capitalism and imperialism have brought upon society.
On a rainy Monday evening, on the muddy banks of the Tyne, 10,000 people gathered to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak. The mood was optimistic and jubilant just three days ahead of the General Election, and a sense of the historic opportunity that lies ahead of us was not missed on the crowd.
During this election campaign, the Tory press have attempted to attack Corbyn and McDonnell on the basis of their supposedly Marxist views. But the Labour leaders should not be embarrassed by any influence of Marx on their ideas. As Rob Sewell discusses, Marxism has played a significant role throughout the history of the Labour Party.
Today, in numerous areas, from automation to green energy to information technology, we are seeing a validation of Marx’s assertion: that society’s productive forces at a certain stage come into conflict with the way in which society is organised. These “economic singularities”, as Adam Booth discusses, demonstrate clearly that the system has broken.
110 years ago, in 1907, a strike in Belfast over wages by dockworkers, coal labourers and others united both catholics and protestants against the ruthless bosses. Although ultimately defeated, the strike remains an important historical demonstration of the power of the working class when united.
As a result of Tory austerity, local public services are being cut to the bone. But it is Labour councils that are implementing these cuts, hiding behind the failed strategy of the so-called “dented shield”. Rather than passing on the cuts, Labour councillors should learn from the militant example of Liverpool and fight back.
A terrorist attack in London last night has left seven people dead. We utterly condemn this attack, which will only serve to fuel racism and provide a justification for imperialist adventures and attacks on civil liberties. At the same time, we must highlight the hypocrisy of the Tories and their talk of protecting “freedom, democracy and human rights”.
Corbyn’s election campaign has continued to gather momentum, becoming a mass movement of workers and youth. With less than a week until election day, the vulnerability of May and the Tories is now clear for all to see. Latest studies reveal the possibility of a hung parliament. Time to go on the attack!