A New Way to Nationalise
NATIONALISATION. It’s the Labour policy the Tories have always hated. And it’s back in the news. Newly elected Labour leader […]
Cameron’s Favourite Communists
THE BRITISH government rolled out the “reddest of red carpets” for China’s President Xi Jinping’s four day state visit. There
Socialists and the European Union
“ELECTIONS change nothing,” said Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister. He was responding to the election of Syriza in January. Syriza
Can Labour Overturn the Nationalists and Win Back Scotland?
The Scottish Nationalist Party is still riding high after its almost total wipe out of Labour in the May general
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Portugal – Victory for Left Bloc
IN PORTUGAL’S recent elections, the people voted to chuck out a European Union backed pro-austerity government. The governing coalition between
Europe Turns Its Back On Refugees
IT DOESN’T take long for memories to fade. The picture of drowned three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a beach
Fortress Britain
THE TORIES’ response to the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War is to allow a mere 20,000 Syrians
Youth Lead Palestinian Revolt
IN THE last month Israeli occupation forces have murdered 60 Palestinians, 15 of them under the age of 18. One,
Eyewitness to the Ankara Massacre
On 11 October a demonstration against state terror ended in the bloodiest massacre in Turkeys’ recent history. About 10,000 people
Oppose all Foreign Military Intervention in Syria
ONE of the most important factors in Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign was his opposition to the war in Iraq, and
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Why Can’t We House Everybody?
Ian Townson, a Lambeth housing activist, traces the contours of a housing crisis made worse by Tory policy AT THE last
Tax Credit Cuts Punish the Poor
TORY plans to reduce tax credits have been defeated in the House of Lords. This is a welcome setback
Victory at the National Gallery
National Gallery staff have ended their indefinite strike having won serious concessions after 100 days of action. Originally opposing moves to
Kill the Trade Union Bill
The Tories’ Trade Union Bill will ramp up Britain’s anti-union laws, already among the most repressive in Europe. Liberty and
Nationalise the Steel Industry!
British steel is in crisis. While cheap Chinese is steel being “dumped” on world markets, three body blows have been
The Class Struggle Inside Labour
Jeremy Corbyn won Labour’s leadership election by mobilising hundreds of thousands with his call for Labour to break with the
Interview With a Returning Labour Member
Marc Dauncey interviewed a returning Labour Party member in South Wales THESE are tumultuous times for the Labour Party after
Labour left gathers momentum
Matt Hale from Sheffield Central CLP (pc) spoke to Red Flag about the local Corbyn4Leader campaign RED FLAG: HOW DID JEREMY’S CAMPAIGN
Editorial: Don’t bomb Syria – don’t renew Trident
DAVID Cameron is threatening to put a series of votes to the Commons that would radically up the tempo of the
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Editorial: Keep up the Momentum
100,000 people who signed up to Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign over the summer, ticked the box to indicate they wanted to