Racist demagogues are stirring up riots. The establishment is spewing out divisive culture-war bigotry. The struggle against racism is radicalising millions of young people in Britain. The RCP wants to connect with this growing radical mood – and we need your help!
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is standing in the hated former Prime Minister’s seat of Holborn & St Pancras. This could be a big turning point, but can he win? The Greens shift to the left under Polanski has seen them rise, but this has been offset in recent months.
UCL’s “Introduction to Political Philosophy” module is a classic example of how the revolutionary ideas of Karl Marx are distorted and defanged. For a new generation radicalised by the horrors of capitalism, they deserve better.
As universities open their doors for the new academic year, hundreds of new students are meeting the Revolutionary Communists for the first time. In this context, some of our newer members tell us why they joined the party – and why you should, too!
The government has declared war on university students and staff. The launch of the Defence Universities Alliance means campuses will increasingly be at the service of militarism. Workers and students must unite to stop these plans in their tracks.
The crisis of capitalism is producing one of the angriest generations in its history. This is the backdrop to the launch of Revolutionary Communist Students, the RCP’s national youth banner, and the largest left-wing force on British campuses.
As the Scottish government returns from its summer recess, First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney is facing heat from both his opponents and his own supporters. It’s no surprise that radical youth in Scotland are already looking far beyond the SNP.
The Bayeux Tapestry is on British soil for the first time since its creation nearly 1,000 years ago. Tens of thousands have queued to book extremely limited viewing slots. If you’ve got enough wealth and connections, however, it seems the British Museum will happily grant you a private viewing!
In her latest column, Fiona Lali explains how “the job of communists today is not simply to expose the ills of capitalism, they have already been laid bare for the world to see. Our job is to overcome the cynicism and despair that holds us back.”
It’s easy to understand why many – seeing the horrors of capitalist society on our screens and on the streets – feel pessimistic, disillusioned, and demoralised. But Marxism allows us to see the revolutionary processes developing beneath the surface.
Last week, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced an import ban on goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Burnham’s government wants to pose itself on the side of “fairness against injustice”, but this move is performative, tokenistic, and changes nothing.
Following a week of far-right mobilisations, the left, including the Portsmouth RCP, organised a counter demonstration against this reaction. The past week shows the clear and urgent need for class-based methods to clear this reaction off our streets.