7 May statement of the Revolutionary Socialist Movement, on the India-Pakistan conflict

A left reformist echo of Labour cannot provide the alternative leadership we need

After months of starvation, the Israeli army is preparing to occupy the strip indefinitely

A statement by communists in Pakistan against the new war danger in occupied Kashmir

Workers Power Political Committee statement for 1 May 2025

The reverent subordination to the supreme ruler of the Catholic Church is a reflection of large parts of the left's adaption to bourgeois society

Jeremy Dewar contributes to the Prometheus debate on the party question today

A Columbia University SAW-UAW writes on the repression of the Palestine solidarity movement

Left campaign needs democratic control.

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Statement on foreign intervention following the overthrow of Assad

Fifth International issue 26, Winter 2024/25

Articles from the December 2024 issue

A joint statement between the ISL, the ITO and the L5I on regroupment discussions

Statement on the second election of Donald Trump

Opposing the imperialist motives of western support for Ukraine doesn't mean subordinating the right of Ukraine to resist invasion and annexation by Russia

Right-wing populists and fascists will be encouraged by a new Trump presidency to step up their attacks

Student protests following the rape of a student have spread across the country after a police crackdown

75 years after the founding of the PRC, turning to the history of the Chinese Communist Party can help us understand its trajectory

By KD Tait This recent Panorama documentary examining the sexual assault allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of the Harrods department store, sheds critical light on the intersection of wealth, power and the systemic neglect of survivors of sexual violence.  In an era where accountability is urgently demanded, this film provides a necessary exploration of […]

There can be no lasting peace in the Middle East as long as Israel continues to exist as a gendarme for imperialist interests in the region

The decision to ban UNRWA confirms the genocidal intent of Israel's war in Gaza

Troublemakers at Work are holding their second conference at an opportune time. The Manchester gathering on 5 October offers trade union activists a chance to reflect on the tasks posed by the arrival of a Labour government, a stagnant capitalist economy and the ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon. The first conference, in July 2023, […]

Israel stands on the brink of invading Lebanon, having doubled its war aims and placed a ceasefire way beyond the horizon. Reducing whole neighbourhoods to rubble, killing hundreds in pursuit of a single individual is another war crime – in Gaza and in Lebanon. But it is one Labour Britain persists in supporting under the […]

Despite learning how to smile, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves painted a grim picture of the ‘change’ workers can expect to receive in the coming months and years. Resurrecting Theresa May’s plan to means-test winter fuel payments and maintaining the Tories’ vindictive two-child benefit cap are just two of the headline austerity measures Reeves is […]

A joint statement by the ISL, the ITO, and the L5I

By Rose Tedeschi The prison population in the UK is at breaking point. The maximum capacity of UK prisons is 89,619; currently there are 88,521 people in custody. The Ministry of Justice’s latest projections estimate that the prison population could increase to as much as 114,800 by March 2028. Just days after entering office, Labour […]

By Jeremy Dewar On 27 September Israel dropped 10 US made and supplied two-tonne ‘bunker buster’ bombs on Dahyeh, a suburb in southern Beirut and home to 700,000 civilians, killing 300, including Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah and the group’s southern commander Ali Karki. This follows Israel’s attack on Hezbollah’s communications systems by blowing up its […]

By Peter Main The MASS protests that ended with the storming of the presidential palace and Rajapakse’s flight began when even the slightly better-off residents felt the impact of the rapidly deteriorating economic situation. They were soon joined by thousands of others, who established a permanent encampment on Galle Face Green. Entirely missing from the […]

Since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election after his catastrophic debate with Trump, Kamala Harris has established a narrow lead in the opinion polls. But these are hardly safe or reliable majorities. Hence, amongst the liberal and reformist socialist left there is anxiety bordering on frenzy about Trump’s re-election. Adding fuel to the […]