Bus strikes shut down Manchester
Bus strikes across three networks shut down Greater Manchester in September. More strikes have been announced for October.
Labour’s attacks on migrants won’t stop Reform
Migrants are easy targets but chasing racist votes fails on its own terms
Labour faces budget backlash as bosses plead poverty
The bosses are threatening to pay for takes hikes by cutting jobs and hours.
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Stop the war… with annexations
Stop the War’s perspective on the Ukraine war is a blend of the politics of the two major political tendencies which support it and make up the bulk of its members – Counterfire and the Communist Party of Britain (CPB).
Boycott Israel: workers’ sanctions are the way forward
The focus of the Palestine solidarity movement has shifted towards boycotting arms for Israel, but to succceed it needs international organisation.
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Jewish Action for Palestine launched in Manchester
In response to the latest onslaught of the Zionist state against the people of Gaza.
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Tories take aim at migrant workers as Brexit drives immigration to record high
Keir Starmer and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper are desperate not to be viewed as ‘soft on migrants’.
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Starmer doubles down on support for Israel’s war
Dozens of councillors have resigned, and Labour have tried to frame dissent as a ‘Muslim issue’.
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After the strike wave, what next for the rank and file?
The 2022-2023 strike wave, despite its impressive size, failed to achieve what was possible for workers. George Banks argues the rank and file needs organisation and unity.
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‘We don’t need no thought control’: Review of Roger Waters, ‘This Is Not a Drill’ world tour
The ‘controversial’ politics of Roger Waters take centre stage in his first farewell tour ‘This Is Not a Drill’ tour
Dirty money, dirty water
A shocking new study involving 30 water treatment works has estimated that 11bn litres of untreated sewage were discharged in 2020.
Starmer’s ‘five missions’ offer little to the working class
After the local elections, Starmer’s Labour looks set to enter government. With the parliamentary left defeated we must organise to force workers’ demands onto their agenda
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End neglect and abuse of asylum seekers
By R. Banks THE GOVERNMENT’S mistreatment of asylum seekers has come into public focus in recent weeks through a series
The Public Order Bill is an attack on the right to protest
The Bill has passed the House of Commons.
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‘Which side are you on?’ Labour has a crisis of leadership
Labour’s lead has narrowed to just four points.
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Stop Julian Assange extradition
Priti Patel has agreed to extradite Julian Assange to the United States.
Make the rich pay for pensions and benefits linked to inflation
By R. Banks IN A desperate effort to distract the public’s attention from the ongoing Partygate scandal, Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Tories’ 2022 diary: everything under attack everywhere
By R Banks IN THE closing days of its 2021–22 session, parliament passed all the Tories’ key pieces of legislation
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