Special pleading by landed interests won't solve real problems with British farming.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned for his part in covering up a long-running child abuse scandal.
The bosses are threatening to pay for takes hikes by cutting jobs and hours.
A review of Ecosocialist Revolution: A Manifesto, Anti*Capitalist Resistance, July 2024.
Shareholders are lining their pockets while public health services are starved of the resources they need
Labour are continuing the Tories' clampdown on the right to protest
The acquittal of Martyn Blake has been seized on by police chiefs to demand immunity for killings
Rachel Reeves' first budget does nothing to fundamentally challenge the Tory legacy of a shrinking welfare state and profiteering from public services
Real reparations for the injustice of slavery and colonialism requires breaking the bonds of imperialist domination
Rank and file activists build on success of first conference
The TUC hailed a 'major boost to workers rights' that failed to abolish zero-hours contracts, fire and rehire, or deliver full rights from day one.
The Tories' anti-union laws have blocked local government workers taking legal strike action to improve a pathetic 3% pay offer
Hope Not Hate go undercover to expose the changing dynamics of the international far right mixing racism, violence and conspiracy theories
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 […]
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 […]
By Andy Yorke Lord Darzi’s 12 September report on NHS England has been widely welcomed for its defence of the beloved health service. One of the first acts of the new Labour government was to commission the esteemed academic surgeon to carry out ‘a rapid investigation of the state of the NHS, assessing patient access, […]
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 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 […]
By Jeremy Dewar ‘RATS CAUSE RIOTS! Rats cause riots!’ chanted protesters as they stormed the Michigan House of Representatives in 1967. Weeks earlier Detroit had witnessed one of the fiercest of the uprisings that had erupted across the States that summer. Even the Republicans had to admit there was an ‘urban crisis’ and substandard housing […]
By KD Tait KEIR STARMER spent his first conference as prime minister under pressure to offer tangible evidence of the party’s commitment to its election slogan of ‘change’. Rachel Reeves responded to demands for the government to set out a positive vision by putting on a grin and declaring there would be ‘no return to […]
The inquiry into the Grenfell fire has confirmed this was a preventable disaster, caused by the collective greed of private manufacturers and government bodies.
Labour's policy towards asylum seekers is little different to the Tories.
The SWP limit Stand Up to Racism's programme and tactics to what is acceptable to its reformist sponsors
The first TUC under a Labour government since 2009 is a chance to demand Labour restore workers' rights.
Operating theatre nurses are on strike against plans to extend their hours, as part of Labour's plan to run the NHS on overtime
Labour's promise of change has been revealed to be change for the worse. The trade unions and communities need to prepare to fight back.
Thousands came out to protest against the far right in Bristol. One of the organisers explains how it happened