Labour’s lead has narrowed to just four points.

HOUR AFTER hour of obsequious commentary, constant updating on the progress of the coffin towards London, an uninterrupted procession of has-beens and would-be’s underlining their own importance by recalling their past royal encounters—there is no way of avoiding the passing of Elizabeth II. More importantly, the suspension of strike action by the RMT and by […]

By Jeremy Dewar TWO TO three thousand people turned out in central London on Saturday 10 September to protest the killing of Chris Kaba by the police the previous Monday. The large response clearly surprised the police and organisers, just as it lifted the spirits of the grieving family. Another police murder Chris was the […]

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

By R. Banks and Alex Rutherford The growing cost of living crisis and increasing public alarm at what it will mean pose the urgent need for a united front between all those affected by inflation. It needs to bring together union members and those who want to join a fighting union; the unemployed and underemployed; […]

With an ‘electorate’ of 160,000 geriatric Tory party members, 0.3% of the population chose the country’s leader.

Assumptions that damage to the UK economy was inevitable have now been backed up with concrete evidence.

Priti Patel has agreed to extradite Julian Assange to the United States.

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

By Dave Stockton BORIS JOHNSON has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, but not yet as prime minister. The artful dodger has managed to stay in No.10 Downing Street, drawing his annual salary of £164,080, until 5 September. The 50+ MPs who quit are also all entitled to three months’ salary, costing the taxpayer […]

By a CWU rep IT IS a sign of the times that workers across the three main sectors organised by the Communications Workers Union—Royal Mail, Post Office and British Telecom—could be striking together. This would be a first for the CWU. Post Office workers led the way earlier this summer, with 1,500 workers taking two […]

By Millie Collins AFTER 12 YEARS of cuts to wages, pensions and public services, one in five—14.5 million—people live in poverty, including more than four million children. While the richest households saved money during the pandemic, the poorest fell further into debt with no cushion to soften the rising prices today. Research published by the […]

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 […]

The arbitrary denial of rights to asylum seekers who arrive by irregular routes threatens the principle of universal democratic and human rights

By KD Tait ON SATURDAY 18 June, tens of thousands of people marched through central London to demand action to fight the growing cost of living crisis. Protesters gathered from across the country in the first national demonstration called by the TUC since 2018, calling for pay rises to beat inflation, better working conditions, and […]

Our pamphlet analysing the causes of the cost of living crisis in Britain and putting forward a programme of action to defend living standards and make the capitalists pay.

By Jeremy Dewar “A new deal for working people, a new social settlement for the UK” A LONDON TUC rally for the 18 June national demonstration heard speakers from a variety of disputes and strikes. Rail workers, teachers and lecturers, caterers and cleaners, civil servants were all represented. The eve-of-rally meeting, held at Congress House […]

By R. Banks IN A desperate effort to distract the public’s attention from the ongoing Partygate scandal, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a package of measures to help those ‘hit hard’ by the cost of living crisis, partially funded by a windfall tax on energy profits. While scandal was the impetus for the announcement, desperate […]

By a PCS member WITHOUT WARNING, let alone consultation, Boris Johnson has announced over 90,000 job cuts in the civil service. To add insult to injury he did so through the pages of the virulently anti-worker Daily Mail, while suggesting the resultant savings would be used to cut taxes, benefiting the rich most. One in […]

By R Banks IN THE closing days of its 2021–22 session, parliament passed all the Tories’ key pieces of legislation unamended. No sooner had the royal assent been given to these anti-working class Acts than yet more were proposed in the Queen’s Speech, in which the government set out its legislative agenda for the coming […]

By Millie Collins IN THE same week it was revealed that Tory MPs and No. 10 staff were partying until 4:30am and verbally abusing cleaners and security guards, an unnamed Tory MP was arrested in connection to allegations of rape, indecent and sexual assault, abuse of a position of trust and misconduct in public office […]

Sinn Fein victory runs into Unionist veto

The Energy Security Strategy has been met with widespread criticism.

In the first week of May, 85 years ago, the tragic end to the Spanish revolution played out on the streets of Barcelona.

Editorial May 2022, No. 393

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

A disgusting, racist plan.

The chancellor’s response to the cost of living crisis has been lackluster to say the least.

The British media have hailed the scale of sanctions being imposed upon Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

The United States works on the principle that what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is a matter for negotiation.