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Trump is laying bare his imperialist policy. Having disgracefully kidnapped Maduro and declared the US would run Venezuela directly, Trump is implementing the ‘Donroe Doctrine’. This is a recipe for clashes and conflicts – which will eventually provoke mass resistance.
Starmer’s government has given its tacit support to the criminal kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This follows a long history on the part of British imperialism of pushing for regime change. We must fight to overthrow imperialism.
Today at 2AM, the United States carried out a criminal act, abducting President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuala, following months of sabotage, theft, and sanctions. The RCP stands unconditionally for the defence of Venezuela and call on our supporters to rally behind this movement.
A popular myth is that the British working class is too weak to carry out a revolution. Yet by examining the concrete facts, we find working class Britons are highly proletarianised and have taken the path of struggle many times in the past years. Will Collins examines this question further.
425 years ago this month, the East India Company was founded in London. This “empire within an empire” soon ruled almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent, bleeding its people dry – and laying down the foundations for the development of British imperialism.
Last week the USA stole Venezuelan oil, reportedly worth up to 95 million dollars. This naked act of theft is nothing short of brazen imperialist bullying. It is a major escalation in Trump’s push for regime change in Venezuela, which it is our revolutionary duty to oppose.
Fifty years ago, Australia’s democratically-elected, left-reformist Labor government was forcibly dissolved – by the British monarchy. This detail, which remained hidden for decades, demonstrates the necessity of breaking with these oppressive ruling class institutions once and for all.
Eight political prisoners locked up for the ‘crime’ of fighting the genocide in Gaza have been starved and left to languish by the British state. If they die, the blame will lie with Starmer’s government and the system it upholds. Free the Filton 24! Lock up the real terrorists!
With the prospect of a Reform victory looming, the ruling class will undoubtedly be mulling over the question: can we trust Reform? Farage, meanwhile, is making overtures towards the establishment, hoping to present himself as a ‘safe pair of hands’ for British capitalism.
Recently, reformists like Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn have been putting forward the idea of a wealth tax. They claim this could easily raise billions in tax revenue. While their proposals are certainly popular, do they truly offer a way forward?
Labour’s plan to scrap juries in criminal court cases has been scaled back amidst widespread backlash. But the state remains an apparatus made by the ruling class, for the ruling class. We can only defend our democratic rights through struggle.
Last weekend, the Revolutionary Communist Party’s leadership met in London to discuss the developing political situation, and the tasks that flow from it. National organiser Lotta Angantyr shares her five takeaways from the Central Committee meeting.