Superficially, the Holyrood election results suggest that all is calm north of the border, and that the Scottish National Party are enjoying popular support. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Social and political instability lies in store for Scotland.
The outcome of the Birmingham elections encapsulates the situation across Britain: a cash-strapped council with a paralysed, fractured leadership, clashing with a public that has rejected the status quo. Includes an update on the Birmingham bin strike.
After dominating Welsh politics for over a century, Labour’s support has collapsed drastically in the Senedd elections. Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are the main beneficiaries of Labour’s decline, but both parties are going to come under enormous pressures in the coming period.
While ordinary households are once again being forced to foot the bill for capitalist chaos, the ruling-class parasites are making a killing through speculation and profiteering. We include a letter on the crisis facing Birmingham Jewellery Quarter.
In this issue’s installment of ‘bastard bosses of the week’, readers of The Communist discuss organising in the charity sector, corner-cutting managers, William Hill redundancies, and more!
Kensington Palace is showcasing a new exhibition titled ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’. Despite some omissions and partial explanations, you are left illuminated into a world and lives which took very unexpected directions.
48 years ago today, a young Bengali textile worker Altab Ali was murdered in a racist attack in Whitechapel east London. The murder sparked the legendary ‘Battle of Brick Lane’, where over the year 1978, Bengali youth spearheaded and defeated the fascist National Front.
The upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup, held across North America, is already beset by controversy, from the hypocrisy of Trump being handed a ‘FIFA peace prize’, to price-gouging and environmental concerns. Plus: five years since the ‘Super League’ protests.
The Revolutionary Communist Party is launching a campaign against the Epstein class. Our recruitment drive is already striking a chord across the country. Party reports, website hits, and viral videos all illustrate the palpable anger bubbling beneath the surface.
In the latest issue of The Communist, readers expose the hefty price tag that comes with funeral-planning, and the nightmarish companies making cosmetic products out of corpses. We also cover NASA’s moon landing, the climate crisis, and more.
Elections for Holyrood, the Scottish Parliament, are less than two weeks away. Pollsters are predicting that the Scottish National Party may achieve an outright parliamentary majority. Will this put the question of Scottish independence back on the agenda?
All across the Revolutionary Communist International, sections have been holding their national congresses. Two Central Committee comrades from the British RCP share their experiences and lessons from attending the Irish Congress, where the comrades are going from strength to strength.