Labour won’t beat Reform by copying them
By Dara O’Cogaidhin Recent polls showing Reform UK ahead of both the Labour government and the Conservative opposition have sent shockwaves through the political establishment. In the general election campaign Reform took most of its votes from disillusioned Tories. But its voting base is now shifting, as it picks up support from disgruntled Labour pundits. […]
The struggle in Syria today
There is the potential to rekindle the spirit of the 2011 uprising.
Book review: The Carnation Revolution
A review of The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell by Alex Fernandes, Oneworld, 2024, 400 pages, £22.
UCU: 70,000 join university strikes
The UCU took action in 150 universities in November.
Colleges to strike as UCU re-ballots in HE
UCU members at 33 further education (FE) colleges are taking part in a ballot for industrial action.
War in Ukraine triggers food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
About 80% of the wheat Lebanon imported in 2020 came from Ukraine.
Nato: the bloody record of the imperialists’ ‘defensive’ alliance
Nato, despite its huge military superiority, presents itself as a defensive alliance, as ‘the good guys’.
UCU strikes: escalate to win
THE UNIVERSITY and College Union (UCU) has confirmed a new wave of strike action at 68 universities in February and March. This follows the three-day strike last December in defence of their USS pension scheme and for better pay and working conditions. Since then, twelve further branches have beaten the anti-union legal threshold of 50% […]
Rank and file must keep UCU strike on track
The University and College Union (UCU) has confirmed a new wave of strike action at 68 universities in February and March.
All out for the UCU strike
Students and staff unite - for decent conditions on campus
Bobby Sands: Irish freedom fighter 1954-1981
Forty years ago, the death of Bobby Sands reverberated throughout the world in a way that no other event has done in recent Irish history.
The war on disabled people
Dara O'Cogaidhin reviews The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe by Ellen Clifford
Imperialism in the classroom: decolonise the curriculum
Tories ban anti-capitalist materials from the classroom.
The Sinn Fein Surge: voters revolt against austerity
A socialist analysis of Sinn Fein's electoral upset
Vietnamese migrant deaths: free movement is the only solution
Thurrock Labour's parliamentary candidate has disgracefully remained silent.
NHS primed for privatisation, but Labour councils can block it
SECRET COST-CUTTING plans could force hospitals, Accident & Emergency departments and wards to close, as stretched health workers struggle to cope. The Guardian and campaign group 38 Degrees reveal that NHS Trusts face a shortfall of £22 billion by 2020-21. Each of NHS England’s 44 “footprint” areas have been asked to submit a “sustainability and […]
