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Last Friday saw a momentous political general strike in Minnesota against ICE terror. This movement clearly illustrates the colossal power of the American working class and their ability to paralyse the citadel of world imperialism.
Keir Starmer is looking weak, paranoid, and isolated, after facing off Andy Burnham’s bid to return to Westminster. The Gorton & Denton by-election, meanwhile, is set to be a referendum on Starmer’s government, and could spell the beginning of the end for the Prime Minister.
Left-wing MP Zarah Sultana recently spoke in favour of “nationalising the entire economy”. Unlike the cynical ‘left’ naysayers who pour scorn on the idea, Communists welcome Sultana’s bold calls for nationalisation. But how can we achieve it?
Donald Trump’s desire to seize control of Greenland and its resources has brought US imperialism into conflict with Europe. This puts Starmer in a quandary, as he and the British establishment attempt a delicate, unsustainable balancing act.
Former Tory minister Robert Jenrick made a very public exit from the Conservative party last week, joining the ranks of Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK. Daniel Morley outlines what this means for the right wing of British politics.
While the liars, hypocrites and thieves in Westminster cynically hope for the downfall of the Iranian regime for their own aims, we look at the real history of British imperialism in Iran. Starmer and co. are no friends of Iranian “freedom”: hands off Iran!
Global turmoil. Economic weakness. A crumbling establishment. Widespread radicalisation. As 2026 gets underway, Britain is hurtling towards further decline and disarray. RCP general secretary Ben Gliniecki sets out the Marxist perspective for the coming year.
Prisons are overcrowded, probation services are chronically understaffed, and crimes from burglary to violent offences are on the rise. Despite successive governments’ promises to be ‘tough on crime’, Britain’s repressive institutions are falling apart.
2025 saw some incredible achievements for the RCP – particularly on campus, where we doubled our forces to 300 student members. With strikes and ferment ahead, and student union elections on the horizon, there’s plenty for communists to get stuck into!
Following his New Year intervention in Venezuela, Trump is feeling emboldened to embark on more adventures pursuing his declared aim of Peace: to Cuba, Greenland, and, of course, the Middle East. Blessed be the Peacemakers, for they shall inherit the Nobel Prize for Peace – sooner or later.
Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello – jailed for taking direct action in support of Palestine – are on the verge of dying after going on hunger strike for weeks. If they starve to death, Starmer and his government will be to blame.
Hugo Chávez remains an inspiration for anti-imperialists across the world. In 2002, he was able to mobilise the masses to oust a CIA-backed coup, and subsequent events led him to take revolutionary measures against capitalism. But the revolution remained unfinished.