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Ireland: Jobstown victory against state frame up
The Irish state’s attempt to criminalise seven water charges protesters has failed, though charges against other water protesters remain. The…
Police violence fails to pacify Hamburg
The recent G20 summit turned into a public relations disaster for its host Angela Merkel, after a violent police operation…
Police violence fails to pacify Hamburg
The recent G20 summit turned into a public relations disaster for its host Angela Merkel, after a violent police operation…
‘Welcome to Hell’ Police riot in Hamburg as G20 criminals arrive
A sticker for the G20 Protest in Hamburg says Überall Polizei, nirgendwo Gerechtigkeit – ‘Police everywhere, Justice nowhere’. And so…
[LEAFLET] Labour: Kick out the Tories
Download the pdf The general election was a disaster for the Tories. Theresa May had to bribe the DUP £1…
Huge abstention takes the gloss off Macron’s majority
WITH 32 PER CENT of the votes in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République…
Donald Trump: with or without EU?
DONALD TRUMP’S first trip abroad as President saw him launch radical changes in US foreign policy from those pursued by…
Arsonist fans flames: Trump’s green light against Qatar and Iran
PRESIDENT DONALD Trump’s 20 May visit to Saudi Arabia, for a summit of the six Gulf Arab states and 49…
A tale of two manifestos
Simon Hannah compares Tony Benn’s 1983 and Jeremy Corbyn’s 2017 contributions VIRTUALLY EVERYONE now accepts that Labour’s 2017 manifesto For…
Making Labour’s National Education Service fit for purpose
THE UNDERFUNDING of childcare programmes, the privatisation of secondary education (via the ever-expanding programme of unaccountable and selective academies and…
Eyewitness: Justice and answers
A resident reports on protests WITH COUNCIL officers from RBKC’s Tory administration lying low in the days following the fire,…
Grenfell: Red tape saves lives
THE AFTERMATH of the Grenfell fire exposes the government’s callous contempt for the lives and wellbeing of ordinary people. Jeremy…
Bittersweet victory?
L.A., from South London explains how members took their confidence into winning campaigns in marginal seats EARLY ON in the…
Red Kensington beats Tories
A Kensington CLP member explains how victory has been tempered by catastrophe of Grenfell Tower fire ON A NIGHT filled…
SNP squeezed: Labour stakes claim to future victories
THE RETURN of two party politics in England was mirrored to a more limited extent in Scotland, with both Labour…
Coalition of chaos: who are the DUP?
POLITICAL EVENTS in Northern Ireland are generally given scant coverage in the popular British press or broadcast media. As a…
Red Flag No. 14 Editorial – July 2017
THE JUNE election result proved an unexpected disaster for the “winner” and a triumph for the “loser”. The fact that…
Some next steps for Momentum
The situation is fraught with pain and anger and pregnant with opportunity. This is more than a Tory electoral meltdown…
Labour surge hangs Tories out to dry
A massive turnout of young and working class voters has inflicted a shock defeat on the Tories, with a surge…
Islamic State attacks are the bitter fruit of UK imperialism’s ‘war on terror’.
Seven people were killed and dozens more injured in the terrorist attack that targeted ordinary people enjoying Saturday evening around…
Red Flag No. 13 Editorial – June 2017
By KD Tait The Tories called a snap election, despite having three and a half years with a working majority,…
Does the crisis in Venezuela herald a new ‘colour revolution’?
For two months, the right opposition in Venezuela has been mobilising against the Maduro government. It no longer limits itself…
Donald Trump’s first 100 days
IN THE US, a president’s first 100 days in office is always a test of the change in direction, if…
Corbyn says ‘War on Terror’ has failed
In the week or so between the leaking of Labour’s Manifesto and the Manchester terrorist attack, Labour began to close…
Emmanuel Macron: class struggle ahead
DURING THE weeks between the first and second round of the French presidential elections, some on the French left called for…
The Tory manifesto is a wolf in wolf’s clothing
THE TORY MANIFESTO, Forward Together, is a smoke and mirrors exercise. Journalists who are easily fooled or, more commonly, out…
Corbyn, the IRA and Britain’s war in Ireland
The latest Tory and media attack on Jeremy Corbyn comes at a time when the polls are showing a Labour…
Manchester Arena: the war on terror has turned all civilians into targets
At least 22 people, including young children, have been killed and 59 injured in a suicide bombing which targeted fans…
Rivalry and cooperation: the USA, Russia and “regime change” in Syria
The attitude of the USA towards “regime change” in Syria has been a source of considerable confusion within the left…
For the many: a manifesto worth fighting for?
LABOUR’S 2017 MANIFESTO has been heralded as the most left wing manifesto since 1983. And so it is. That’s a…