Left takes control of London Young Labour
Socialist Appeal supporters report on the recent AGM of London Young Labour, which marks another victory for the Corbyn movement in the fight to reclaim the Labour Party from the Blairites.
World stock market turmoil – prepare for a rough ride
Rob Sewell analyses the turbulence on the stock market over the past week, which has destroyed any illusions in the global economic ‘recovery’. This latest collapse is a harbinger of a new world slump.
The story of an Amazon worker: “humiliating and depressing”
We publish here an account of life inside an Amazon warehouse, written by a Socialist Appeal supporter, who reveals the brutal, degrading, and exploitative working conditions faced by the employees of the world’s richest man.
100 years on: remembering the Representation of the People Act
A century on, Maxim Wright discusses the signficance of the 1918 Act that expanded the franchise to millions of women and men. But genuine democracy today remains restricted by capitalism.
60,000 march in London to #SaveOurNHS
Helena Nicholson reports on Saturday’s demonstration in London, where thousands turned out in defence of the NHS and against Tory austerity and privatisation.
No honour among thieves: Saudi war on Yemen falling apart
After inflicting years of barbarism on the Yemeni people, the Saudi coalition is falling apart at the seams. This, Hamid Alizadeh explains, spells trouble for the rotten Saudi ruling class.
Capitalism: “rigged for the few against the many”
In this editorial from the latest issue of Socialist Appeal, Rob Sewell explains the significance of Carillion’s collapse. The market and privatisation have failed. In the words of John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, “the system isn’t working”.
The NHS crisis: socialism or barbarism
This Saturday, thousands of healthcare staff, trade unionists, and community activists will take to the streets to say: save our NHS! We publish here three letters about the crisis in the NHS, including two first-hand experiences from nurses on the front-line.
Young Labour: inspire, mobilise, and organise
This Saturday (3rd February) sees the regional AGM of Young Labour in London. Matt Rider of Swansea West CLP discusses the steps Young Labour needs to take in order to capitalise on the enthusiasm and energy of the Corbyn ‘youthquake’.
Idealism vs materialism: mind and matter
In this video from the 2017 October Revolution festival, Ben Curry provides an in-depth history of the contrasting philosophies of idealism and materialism.
The Trump presidency: a year in the madhouse
On the back of yesterday’s State of the Union speech, Josh Holroyd takes a look at the chaos sweeping through the White House. Donald Trump is both a product and a source of unprecedented instability in the system.
Eye-watering inequality: a symptom of a sick system
Erin Maniatopoulou of the Norwich Marxists comments on the latest inequality figures from Oxfam, which left the Davos elite at the World Economic Forum without any defence for the rotten system they represent.