With capitalism in crisis, and reactionary politicians whipping up a ferocious culture war, the daily oppression that ordinary women face is getting worse and worse. Only united class struggle and the fight for revolution can offer real emancipation.
Continuing our series on the life and ideas of Lenin, 100 years after his death, Dylan Thomas explains how Lenin’s emphasis on the need for class independence was pivotal in arming the Bolsheviks for leading the working class to power in 1917.
The Great Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 began on this day 40 years ago. For twelve months, the miners battled against the Thatcher government and the British state. Four decades later, we talk to two former miners about their heroic struggle.
From the jobs massacre at Port Talbot, to the ongoing farmers’ movement, to last year’s riots in Ely: an explosive mood is building across Wales, following years of neglect. It is time for the Welsh working class to reclaim its militant traditions.
In our latest issue of The Communist, comrades in Scotland report on the plethora of crises piling up for the SNP government – including holes in healthcare budgets, delays to CalMac ferries, and scandalous revelations about Police Scotland.
Whatever politics has been for you in the past, that’s finished. We’re founding a brand new party, and you can be a part of it. Shake off any social awkwardness and get recruiting to the RCP. We have a world to win.
New musical ‘Cable Street’ does an excellent job of portraying the eponymous 1936 battle, when the working-class community in East London rose up to block Mosley’s fascist thugs in their tracks. These inspiring events are full of lessons for today.
In every issue of The Communist, we carry news on the latest strikes and struggles in Britain. In this week’s paper, comrades highlight disputes in Scottish colleges, Liverpool museums, and Birmingham council. First up: a report from an RMT member.
The Tories are facing the prospect of another humiliating by-election, with MP Scott Benton suspended for his willingness to sway Parliament on behalf of betting firms. This reveals the pernicious influence of the gambling industry on politics.
The self-immolation of US Airman Aaron Bushnell in protest of the imperialist slaughter of Gaza has been met by an immense outpouring of sympathy across the world. A revolutionary mood is brewing everywhere, this must be channelled by a clear communist programme and organisation.
Britain’s strike wave may have ebbed. But battles are still breaking out across the country, with junior doctors on the picket lines, and other workers taking action. Examples of solidarity in South Wales show the way forward for these struggles.
In the latest issue of The Communist, out this week, comrades review two recent cinema releases: Jonathan Glazer’s Auschwitz drama ‘The Zone of Interest’, and Romanian black comedy ‘Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World’.