By Alex Rutherford WITH A new winter of discontent, rising prices, a growing strike wave and scandals ranging from tax penalties to kidnapped child refugees, it is no wonder that many commentators are predicting that Rishi Sunak’s career as Prime Minister may be a short one. From the perspective of the working class, the shorter […]

Members should boycott this fraudulent selection.

Labour’s lead has narrowed to just four points.

Four of the five candidates of the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance were elected to the NEC.

Dave Stocking Radical Lambeth: 1978-1991 by Simon Hannah

Boris Johnson's government suffered two significant by-election defeats on 23 June.

By Urte March VOTING IS open until 6 July in the Momentum leadership elections, with two slates—Your Momentum and Momentum Organisers—competing in a lifeless re-run of the 2020 contest. Your Momentum is a rebrand of the incumbent Forward Momentum grouping orienting itself towards social movements and community campaigns, while Momentum Organisers emphasises the need to […]

It will be up to the rank and file to lead the resistance.

Labour’s NEC has voted to proscribe three leftwing organisations.

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has won a court case in defence of his plans to bring the city’s buses back into public control

Coventry’s refuse drivers have voted 94% in favour of continuing their strike as Coventry Labour councillors are suspended from Unite.

Strike-breaking by Coventry's Labour council has raised the question of affiliation once again

Support Coventry Bin Workers Against Labour Council’s Attacks

The Tory crisis won't last forever.

The ongoing witch-hunt against socialists and pro-Palestinian activists within the Labour Party has jumped up another gear.

Palestinians and their supporters in Britain are facing a new offensive following Tzipi Hotovely's visit to the London School of Economics.

Urte March reviews Corbynism: What Went Wrong by Martin Thomas (AWL)

By Tim Nailsea BRITAIN’S ECONOMIC growth has almost stalled because of shortages of labour in parts of industry and of material inputs, due to disruptions in the supply chain, coupled with the effects of Brexit. GDP grew by 0.4% in August but is still 0.8% below where it was in February 2020, before the country […]

Editorial October 2021, No. 387

Political bulletin for 26 September 2021

NEC purge signals end of left's attempt to wrest control of the party

This year's annual conference presents a last chance for the Labour left to regroup and reassess its priorities

RF Political Committee Right wing members of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) are proposing a motion to expel members of four leftwing organisations who have opposed Keir Starmer’s leadership and the witch-hunt of anti-Zionists and Marxists. While the total number of members is small, the proposal to ‘proscribe’ (i.e. ban) Socialist Appeal is a reference […]

If our “leaders'' won't lead, then grassroots activists need to take initiative and organise.

Momentum's biggest problem is not structural but political.

Howard Beckett is the sole candidate not advocating a retreat from the struggle over the political leadership of the Labour Party.

Starmer's "electable" party might lose.

Starmer opposes Corporation Tax increase.

Why Starmer said “I support Zionism without qualification”.

The working class is an international class.