After years of rumours and hearsay, an interim report commissioned by Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has revealed a “pervasive fraud environment”. Corruption, bureaucracy, and shady backroom deals disarm the workers. Clear out the bureaucrats!
On 30 July, the Revolutionary Communist International is calling a day of action outside of Pakistani diplomatic buildings to demand freedom for imprisoned leaders of the Awami Action Committee – Gilgit-Baltistan. Contact your local RCP branch to join our solidarity protests!
Resident doctors are on the march again, after winning a strike ballot to resounding support. Strike dates are set for 25-30 July. This is a battle for the heart and soul of the NHS – to win, the BMA will need to pose a radical, socialist alternative to austerity.
In the latest issue of The Communist, readers shared their recommendations from the rich world of Russian literature: Turgenev’s ‘Fathers and Sons’, Ilf and Petrov’s satire ‘The Twelve Chairs’, and Dostoyevsky’s short story ‘The Dream of a Ridiculous Man’.
During our summer recruitment drive, we have received many questions from some of our newest comrades. In this instalment of Ask The Communist, we dive into questions of revolutionary tactics, our approach to imperialism, and what socialism will look like.
Sheffield revolutionary communists recently joined a mass picket in support of Sheffield’s bin workers, on indefinite strike for nearly a year. The mood is militant – but union-busting Veolia will stop at nothing to keep its superprofits. To win, the strike must be broadened out against the anti-union laws!
Yesterday, the racist Home Office worked hand-in-hand with the police to arrest migrant delivery workers in Birmingham. An outraged crowd gathered, and RCP members gave speeches exposing the real criminals: Starmer, Labour, and the capitalist class.
The hypocrisy of the British state, from the BBC blocking their own commissioned documentaries about Gaza, to the Met police arresting elderly people for their opposition to genocide, is Orwellian. Their dishonesty stinks!
Starmer recently met with the French President in yet another choreographed (and irrelevant) display of statesmanship. One product of these talks is another hare-brained scheme to appear ‘tough’ on immigration. These reactionary attacks on migrants are a divisive distraction.
With Starmer’s government presiding over chaos, this year’s ‘Big Meeting’ came at a turning point for the labour movement. Trade union and left leaders must now turn their radical words into action, and build genuine opposition to Labour’s austerity and militarism.
12 days ago, after being spooked by popular support for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the Financial Times wrote in defence of billionaires. We respond to their false claims. Billionaires should not exist – we need a revolution against them and their system!
In this issue’s letters, our readers expose the failures of capitalism, from attacks on workers and the oppressed to the crimes of British imperialism. While record numbers of young people are seeking solace in religion, many more are searching for radical solutions.