Workers Power

Keir Starmer’s rivers of blood

KD Tait

A shameful display of racist pandering marks a new low in Labour’s sorry record of scapegoating immigrant workers

Kneecap condemn ‘moral hysteria’ of pro-Israel media

Rose Tedeschi

After using their shows at Coachella to speak out for the Palestinian people, Kneecap, an underground Irish hip hop trio, have found themselves under attack from the capitalist and pro-Zionist media.
‘We shut the gates!’ Report from Birmingham mega-picket

Rob Schofield

By Jeremy Dewar Many hundreds of workers poured into Lifford Lane in south Birmingham from 6am onwards, many with banners and placards. They came to close the depot and prevent agency scab dustcarts from leaving, handing a temporary victory for the city’s bin workers, who have been on indefinite strike for two months, since 11…
Review: Rise Up. Resistance, Revolution, Abolition

Workers Power

Review of exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

WORK & TRADE UNIONS

‘We shut the gates!’ Report from Birmingham mega-picket

Rob Schofield

By Jeremy Dewar Many hundreds of workers poured into Lifford Lane in south Birmingham from 6am onwards, many with banners and placards. They came to close the depot and prevent agency scab dustcarts from leaving, handing a temporary victory for the city’s bin workers, who have been on indefinite strike for two months, since 11…
How can the Birmingham bins dispute be won?

Jeremy Dewar

Mass pickets and solidarity action could bring this strike to a rapid and successful conclusion
Angela Rayner’s staff to strike from 22 April

PCS Activists

Civil servants are on strike against imposed changes to working conditions and job cuts

LABOUR PARTY

Keir Starmer’s rivers of blood

KD Tait

A shameful display of racist pandering marks a new low in Labour’s sorry record of scapegoating immigrant workers
Reform punishes Labour and Tories

Dave Stockton

Reform’s breakthrough and what the labour movement needs to do
Labour blames welfare claimants for unemployment

Rose Tedeschi

Liz Kendall is preparing to slash income support for the sick and unemployed

REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY

We Demand Change: movement or party?

Workers Power

A left reformist echo of Labour cannot provide the alternative leadership we need
Trans rights: Counterfire gets it wrong

Millie Collins

Counterfire capitulates to the wisdom of the justices
The RCP declares ‘war on woke’

Andy Yorke

The rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and Trump’s victory have seen the Revolutionary Communist Party downplay and excuse reactionary ideas in the working class in its 26 February issue of The Communist.

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL ISSUE 26

INTERNATIONAL

After 100 days, Trump runs into resistance

KD Tait

Protests need a clear programme to avoid being diverted into regenerating the Democrats
The Nakba never ended

Zara Ali

After 77 years, the Nakba has morphed into open genocide
Gaza genocide: the final act?

Workers Power

After months of starvation, the Israeli army is preparing to occupy the strip indefinitely
No to occupation and war in Kashmir

Workers Power

A statement by communists in Pakistan against the new war danger in occupied Kashmir
‘No Other Land’: Oscar-winning film sparks BDS debate

Matthew Smyth

A powerful indictment of Israeli’s crimes is subjected to friendly fire

REVIEWS & CULTURE

Kneecap condemn ‘moral hysteria’ of pro-Israel media

Rose Tedeschi

After using their shows at Coachella to speak out for the Palestinian people, Kneecap, an underground Irish hip hop trio, have found themselves under attack from the capitalist and pro-Zionist media.
Review: Rise Up. Resistance, Revolution, Abolition

Workers Power

Review of exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Review: Smashing the Sexist System

Geilis Duncan

A review of Smashing the Sexist System: An SWP Pamphlet (2024)

BOOKS & PAMPHLETS

Palestine: A Marxist Introduction charts the struggles of the Palestinians against colonial oppression, invasive settlement, mass expulsion and war.

Find out more about Palestine: A Marxist Introduction

The 1984–5 miners’ strike was the decisive class battle of postwar Britain. This pamphlet analyses the origins of the dispute, Thatcher’s strategy, and why the miners lost.

Find out more about the 1984 Great Miners’ Strike

The need to chart a way out of capitalist climate breakdown and war has never been more urgent. Our international programme is a contribution to this strategic debate.

Find out more about A Manifesto for Socialist Revolution

FREE PALESTINE

The Nakba never ended

Zara Ali

After 77 years, the Nakba has morphed into open genocide
Gaza genocide: the final act?

Workers Power

After months of starvation, the Israeli army is preparing to occupy the strip indefinitely
‘No Other Land’: Oscar-winning film sparks BDS debate

Matthew Smyth

A powerful indictment of Israeli’s crimes is subjected to friendly fire

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

COP29: World leaders abandon efforts to address climate change

Rebecca Anderson

The COP29 conference demonstrated the total inability of capitalism to solve the climate crisis.
Spain: floods unleash storm of protest

Frieda Koppler

Catastrophic flooding in southern Spain has provoked anger among residents who say the government’s inaction made the crisis worse.
Review | We Only Want the Earth

Geilis Duncan

A review of the rs21 pamphlet on climate change

WOMEN & LGBT+

The roots of Trans oppression

Jeremy Dewar

The origins of trans oppression and why women need a united struggle for liberation
Trans rights: Counterfire gets it wrong

Millie Collins

Counterfire capitulates to the wisdom of the justices
Review: Smashing the Sexist System

Geilis Duncan

A review of Smashing the Sexist System: An SWP Pamphlet (2024)

RACE & MIGRATION

Keir Starmer’s rivers of blood

KD Tait

A shameful display of racist pandering marks a new low in Labour’s sorry record of scapegoating immigrant workers
Labour’s attacks on migrants won’t stop Reform

George Banks

Migrants are easy targets but chasing racist votes fails on its own terms
Child sexual exploitation scandal

Millie Collins

Racist myth-making obscures real causes of violence against women and girls.

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