Two weeks ago, Unite voted to cut affiliation to Labour by 40 percent. As we wrote in issue 44 of The Communist, this is a step in the right direction – however, the trade union leaders have yet to break decisively with the government, and take the path of militant opposition.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ was recently nominated for four Academy Awards. With its dark, surreal exploration of conspiracy theories, alienation, and ruling-class parasitism, this film resonates with the widespread outrage against the Epstein class.
Here, we respond to a reader from Edinburgh who asks: Why hasn’t the response to the bombing of Iran been as big as the response to the genocide in Gaza? Plus: reports from Iran solidarity protests, Greek seafarer protests, and more.
Trade unions in Britain have the potential to play an important role in the struggle against racism. But conservatism and class-collaborationism too often stops them from leading this charge. Appeals for ‘peace, love, and hope’ must be transformed into militant class war.
Inflation. Bankruptcies. Sovereign debt crisis. Political instability. These apocalyptic horsemen haunt Starmer and Reeves, as the Iran war projects its shadow over the future of the British economy.
Britain’s warmongering class have firmly sided with the US and Israel in their war on Iran. As they leave death and destruction in their wake, we at home are forced to pay the cost. These monsters must be overthrown. Hands off Iran! Down with their sick system!
This month marks the 250th anniversary of ‘The Wealth of Nations’ – the seminal work by bourgeois economist Adam Smith. Despite the denials of today’s liberals and free-marketeers, Smith’s theories paved the way for the revolutionary ideas of Marxism.
Racism is consciously being whipped up by the ruling class. It is a growing concern for millions. To arm a new generation, we are proud to announce that Fiona Lali is writing a new pamphlet – previewed below – that tackles this question head on.
As Western imperialism pummels Iran, looking for regime change while promising ‘freedom’, Ryszard Kapuściński’s ‘Shah of Shahs’ – first published in 1982 – provides a valuable insight on the rottenness of the imperialist-backed Pahlavi dynasty, leading to its overthrow.
Labour’s Shabana Mahmood is waging war on asylum seekers and whipping up a culture war in a bid to counter Nigel Farage. But these policies please nobody and are alienating Labour’s own supporters. To fightback, we must turn their culture war into class war.
On 28 March, a coalition of trade unions, campaign groups, and celebrities will rally against racism and the right. The politics of this demo are hollow, however. The RCP is mobilising with a clear message: to fight racism, we must fight capitalism.
Communist candidates in Cardiff and Sheffield won hundreds of votes in recent student union elections, by pointing the blame at the university bosses, the billionaires, and their system. Plus: reports from campus rallies on Iran, debates with Tories, and more.
Last weekend, the RCP Central Committee met to launch the pre-Congress period, by discussing where Britain is going, and our tasks as revolutionaries. Get involved in the discussion; help us build the party; join the communists today!
The war on Iran is producing massive radicalisation, which will exponentially increase the more this catastrophe drags on. But Britain’s trade union leaders are lagging far behind this mood – failing to provide any point of expression for the anger against the ruling class.
The crisis of higher education is hitting some of Britain’s more prestigious universities, with attacks on pay, falling education standards and job culls in University of Bristol and Imperial College. But workers are striking back. Revolutionary Communists report from the ground.