Eight years have passed since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, one of the most horrific acts of social murder in living memory. Meanwhile, flats in Merseyside are being evacuated due to safety concerns, and Labour’s housing ‘plan’ is putting profit before people and planet.
In ‘Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990’ Katja Hoyer, provides an eye-opening left-wing perspective on life in the GDR, featuring personal stories, and a powerful look at reunification’s impact.
Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is a fantastically crafted piece of cinema. From its creative use of cinematography and montage, to its touching meditations on adolescence and death – anyone expecting a run-of-the-mill zombie flick will be caught off guard.
The UK’s largest fibreglass factory is set to close imminently. At the same time Starmer is launching an industrial strategy. The farce of the situation illustrates the bankruptcy of British capitalism.
“It is not enough to have a small handful of theoreticians and a party of followers. We aim to train up every comrade in the method of Marxism. And for this task there are no shortcuts.” Comrades Ben and Katya report on last weekend’s double-bill of communist day schools.
Last Saturday, Communists from all over Scotland gathered for the second Scottish Conference of the RCP, to discuss the world crisis of capitalism, the life and ideas of James Connolly, and the perspectives and tasks for Communists in Scotland.
The SNP has faced another embarrassing setback following their defeat to Labour in a recent by-election. With nothing on offer to fight Starmer’s austerity or secure Scottish independence, the party is in a vulnerable position. One wrong move could easily upend the status quo.
Last month, our so-called ‘free’ and ‘impartial’ press went gung-ho for war – manufacturing consent for Israel and the US’s bombing campaign. As bombs rained down over densely populated areas in Tehran, media moguls were salivating this wanton death and destruction.
The Birmingham bin strikers remain resolute in their desire to fight Labour’s pay onslaught – but the council has thrown down the gauntlet with their picket line policing. To win, Unite’s leaders must broaden out the struggle: down with the anti-union laws!
One year ago, Fiona Lali stood in the 2024 UK general election as the Revolutionary Communist Party’s candidate. She ran as a revolutionary, not a politician. Independent film maker Teilo Vellacott captured the historic moment in a film set to premiere this weekend.
As musicians like Kneecap and Bob Vylan speak out for Palestine at Glastonbury, the Revolutionary Communist Party’s Central Committee met in London to analyse global crises, draw lessons from the history of our movement, and build a clear revolutionary leadership for today’s struggles.
Palestine Action activists, ‘The Filton 18’, have been held under anti-terrorism legislation for months on end without a trial. Yesterday, our comrades in Woolwich joined those protesting their detention, and explained how this reflects the British state’s growing weakness.