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Broad lefts or rank and file?
There is renewed interest in rank and file trade unionism among sections of the far left at the moment. Here…
The poverty of recovery
By KD Tait Six years into the recession women, young people and part-time workers have suffered the biggest drop in…
Beijing, Tokyo: playing with fire
By Peter Main Are China and Japan locked into a course towards war? A review of the dynamics and motives…
Argentine Trotskyists report electoral success
By KD Tait In recent elections in 2013, the Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores (Left and Workers’ Front,…
WP No. 376 January-February 2014
The January-February issue of our monthly paper. Read as PDF
Tube workers to strike to defend jobs and safety
By Jeremy Dewar RMT members on the London Underground have voted by 77 per cent to strike against nearly 1,000…
2014: year of revolutionary unity?
To say that 2013 was a bad year for the far left in Britain would surely win the prize for…
Why did Tories invent fake “Romanian invasion” story?
Media joins racist scapegoating of migrant workers By Bernie McAdam Hard on the heels of the…
Mark Duggan: No peace without justice
By KD Tait The Mark Duggan inquest verdict of “lawful killing” shows courts will never bring Met killers to justice….
CWU: Vote No to the Deal
DOWNLOAD THE LEAFLET By a CWU Rep CWU members are being balloted on the new “Agenda for Growth” agreement…
Global day of rage against India’s anti-gay law
By Joy Macready Hundreds took to the streets in major Indian cities and other countries on 15 December for a…
A workers guide to the deal: the small print
By a CWU Rep 1. PAY (Section 5) The 9.06 per cent pay rise over three years, backdated to April,…
The political crisis in Thailand: pseudo-Democrats reaching for power
By Tobias Hansen, Sunday December 15 2013 On December 9, Thailand’s Prime Minister dissolved parliament and gave notice of…
Royal Mail/CWU: “a fresh approach” to delivery issues: lose them
By a CWU DO rep It’s been widely known, since the 4 November national briefing of local officials and full-time…
RMT: strike to stop the automation of the London tube
The Rail Maritime and Transport union is currently balloting its members on the tube in response to London Underground’s…
Police retreat – students take the street
credit: @ailiahrizvi Thousands of students defied the protest ban and demonstrated on the Bloomsbury campus of University of London,…
Royal Mail workers should reject the deal
By a CWU postal rep, December 12 2013 The CWU postal executive has recommended that members accept the agreement…
Why communists oppose the French military intervention in Central African Republic
By KD Tait, 11 December 2013 The French government has sent 1,600 troops to the Central African Republic to…
Sussex shows the way!
Sussex students vote to strike against suspensions By KD Tait Students at Sussex university will walk…
To kick out the market, first kick the cops off campus!
By KD Tait University bosses have launched a crackdown against a wave of student occupations. The suppression of the right…
Big Brother is listening to you
By Jeremy Dewar Thanks to the actions of former CIA employee and intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, it is now…
No Ethnic Cleansing in the Caribbean
Picket of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic Press release from Caribbean Labour Solidarity 2nd December…
Left Unity conference: one step back, two steps forward
By KD Tait On 30 November, a new political organisation was founded; one which will champion a radical alternative to…
Grangemouth boss punishes surrender by announcing 200 job cuts
By Marcus Halaby It is an often-repeated truism that giving in to bullies only encourages them. Workers at the Grangemouth…
Revolutionary unity must be built on firm foundations
The present time might seem a difficult one for the revolutionary left in Britain to seek to unite its fragmented…
Royal Mail bosses double profits while blocking deal
Tell CWU leaders, no dodgy deals or further delay by a CWU postal rep Only weeks after the Royal Mail…
Bolshevism and the fight for women's liberation
In this article Joy Macready examines the relatively unknown history of the Bolshevik’s ground-breaking policies for the liberation of women,…
Royal Mail privatisation: the multi-billion pound swindle
By a CWU postal rep The privatisation of Royal Mail last month was not the victory for “popular capitalism”…
Tories’ Immigration Bill is anti-working class
By Rebecca Anderson The Tories’ controversial new Immigration Bill passed through its second reading by 303 votes to 18…
The NUT and the Grand old Duke of York
By Bernie McAdam Teachers from both main unions have overwhelmingly supported a series of regional strikes against Education Secretary…
