With news that their treasured and trusted mouthpiece might fall into foreign hands, hypocritical Tories have begun shouting about the threat to editorial ‘independence’ posed by a possible UAE-Telegraph sale. Help us build ‘The Communist’.
The movement in support of Palestine has continued over the last week, with further mass demonstrations in cities across Britain, and student walkouts at schools and universities. To stop the slaughter, we must organise to overthrow imperialism.
Today is ‘Black Friday’ – the busiest day of the year for the retail sector. Staff at the Amazon distribution centre in Coventry marked this occasion by taking the latest day of strike action in their long-running dispute. Victory to the workers!
Further education staff at multiple colleges have been out on the picket lines this month, fighting over pay, workload, and conditions. As our comrade reports, new layers of workers are being drawn into activity through this struggle.
Director Emerald Fennell’s latest film is a dark comedy that skewers the wealthy elites, shining a spotlight on their pomp and privilege. Just like the spoilt residents of Saltburn, today’s capitalist class will eventually get their just deserts.
Celtic FC supporters have hit the news in recent weeks, defying football’s authorities to show their solidarity for Palestine at the team’s matches. The establishment is attempting to whitewash sport. Fans must fight for community control of clubs.
Judges have frustrated Tory plans to deport refugees to Rwanda. But Sunak’s government remains determined to pursue this reactionary strategy. We cannot rely on the courts to protect migrants. Instead, we need organisation and united action.
Thousands of engineering construction workers employed on the NAECI agreement have voted to strike, in a dispute over pay. These workers hold enormous power in their hands. They must use this to deliver a militant blow against the bosses.
Thousands of jobs are on the line in the UK steel industry, with the threat of cuts at Tata in Port Talbot and British Steel in Scunthorpe. The unions must launch a militant fightback, and demand immediate nationalisation and workers’ control.
Horror stories emerge on a daily basis of the appalling conditions and eye-watering costs that millions of tenants face across the country, due to the anarchy of the market. Instead of government regulation or rent caps, we need workers’ control.
Under its current left leadership, civil service union PCS has played a key role in defending public sector workers against Tory attacks. To continue on this path, and rise to future challenges, members should vote for Left Unity candidates.
A recent documentary by Laura Kuenssberg, former political editor of BBC News, reveals the full extent of the pandemonium that has gripped Westminster during the last decade of Tory rule – a reflection of the deep crisis of British capitalism.