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Britain highlights

  • Trade unions / TUC directs its members’ anger into more meaningles busywork

    An email campaign to reverse anti-union laws? Really?

    30 Jan 2023 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Capitalists are causing inflation, not workers!

    It’s time for the hoary old myth about wages causing inflation to be put to bed. Higher wages lead to lower profits, hence the bosses’ opposition.

    29 Jan 2023 ,
  • Civil liberties / Minimum Service Bill is the latest salvo in the class war against workers

    No cooperation with union-busting anti-strike laws! 

    27 Jan 2023 ,
  • Civil liberties / Communists condemn cancellation of WPB anti-Nato meeting by Conway Hall

    The Conway Hall Ethical Society’s craven submission to ‘online intimidation’ gives the lie to its claim to uphold free speech.

    23 Jan 2023 ,
  • Europe / Food bank crisis in Europe

    As our rulers double down on their war against Russia, workers across the EU are suffering rising hunger and fuel poverty.

    22 Jan 2023 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt

    Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.

    18 Jan 2023 ,
  • China / Covid: China changes gear

    As the People’s Republic moves on from the era of zero-Covid, western media are desperate to portray its decision as a sign of failure.

    15 Jan 2023 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Communist replies to BBC budget tips: ‘Get out and see the real world.’

    What kind of ‘journalist’ could seriously investigate whether ‘showering at the gym’ could be a money-saving tip for impoverished workers?

    5 Jan 2023 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Happy new year?

    There is no reform that could enable this profit-hungry system to serve the needs of the working people.

    3 Jan 2023 ,
  • Health / The ruin of the NHS for the benefit of private interests

    In their desperation for sources of profit, our exploiters as individuals even end up damaging their own collective interests.

    29 Dec 2022 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Communist responds to patronising BBC advice for a ‘budget’ Christmas

    Naughty? Nice? It’s time workers stopped believing the fairy tale that we get what we ‘deserve’ and organised to fight for what we need!

    24 Dec 2022 ,
  • Pollution / Britain’s dire water situation is no joke

    Privatisation has stolen over £60bn from essential services, leaving the country to wallow in its own filth.

    19 Dec 2022 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Polycrisis? Time to put an end to this capitalist madness

    This system is unable to escape from its own absurd contradictions: in particular the insanity of deepening poverty in the midst of ever-accumulating wealth.

    7 Dec 2022 , Lalkar
  • British politics / What is really meant by the demand for a ‘general election now’?

    It is true that Rishi Sunak’s appointment was undemocratic. But what do those calling for his ousting really want?

    5 Dec 2022 ,
  • Divide and rule / Tribute to Comrade Avtar Jouhl

    An indefatigable fighter against racism and imperialism, and for socialism, which he knew held the only solution to humanity’s problems.

    20 Nov 2022 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / Support our nurses’ struggle for decent pay!

    It is not our hard-pressed medical staff who are greedy, but the privateers who are pushing down their wages in the interests of profit.

    18 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Trade unions / Are Britain’s union bosses interested in helping their members fight back?

    As the crisis deepens, the ruling class is looking far more determined than the unions, where lions continue to be led by loyal Labour donkeys.

    16 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Environmentalists: time to look your gift horse in the mouth

    The misguided actions of the environmentalist movement are annoying workers and harming the aims they espouse.

    11 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks

    No changing of the guard can address the fundamental problem the British ruling class faces – a deepening crisis of overproduction that it is powerless to overcome.

    9 Nov 2022 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / The cost of living crisis is a capitalist crisis!

    The capitalists have shown themselves to be entirely unable to run their own system for the benefit of society.

    4 Nov 2022 ,
  • Russia / West uses Putin’s birthday to ramp up demonisation and personal attacks

    But despite all the baseless allegations, reality is stubbornly resistant to imperialist propaganda.

    3 Nov 2022 ,
  • Europe / Liz Truss’s message to the USA seconds after the Nord Stream attack: ‘It’s done’.

    The former prime minister’s leaked iPhone messages convince Russia that British forces blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

    2 Nov 2022 , Finance Twitter
  • Social wage / Hungry schoolchildren; another sign of a failed system

    When an economic system can’t provide basics like food and warm shelter to its people, it is time for it to be replaced.

    22 Oct 2022 , Proletarian
  • Media / Inside the world of imperialist mind control

    The upside-down world of corporate media lies: how fairy tales and disappearing facts keep workers in ignorance and fear.

    16 Oct 2022 ,
  • Energy / Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse: fracking is back on the agenda

    Whichever way they turn, Truss and co are tying themselves in knots trying to escape the Gordian knot of the energy and inflation crises.

    10 Oct 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Kharkov and Mobilisation: the Russian coalition persists, unhindered

    The advance of Ukraine’s armed forces into territory from which Russian forces had already withdrawn, is not the ‘turning point’ western media are claiming.

    6 Oct 2022 , The Postil Magazine
  • Civil liberties / Free Julian Assange!

    The chilling persecution of honest journalism has only highlighted the unfreedom of bourgeois society and the lies and complicity of imperialist corporate media.

    5 Oct 2022 ,
  • China / Joti Brar on the history and future of the Chinese communist party

    ‘The stronger China becomes industrially, technologically and militarily, the more it is able to help poorer countries break free of the stranglehold of debt slavery.’

    3 Oct 2022 , China Reports
  • Health / Coffey’s ‘plan for patients’ boils down to more targets and some magical thinking

    Reams of empty phrasemongering are aimed at hiding the fact that Truss and co have no plan to do anything to fix the crisis in our health service.

    1 Oct 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Farewell to Eric Levy

    A lifelong antirevisionist and anti-imperialist fighter who never failed to act on his beliefs and never gave up his faith in the socialist future of humanity.

    25 Sep 2022 , Lalkar
  • Ukraine / Free Ukraine’s Kononovich brothers, jailed communist youth!

    As part of its suppression of political activity, the Ukrainian stooge regime has banned communist organisations and imprisoned their leaders.

    19 Sep 2022 ,
  • China / Outrageous ‘assessment of human rights concerns’ in Xinjiang by UN commission

    Solidarity with the people of China, being subjected to abhorrent and baseless accusations as part of the imperialists’ relentless drive to war.

    17 Sep 2022 , Friends of Socialist China
  • Trade unions / Shameful capitulation of workers’ leadership in face of ‘mourning’ demands

    With hunger, blackouts and war knocking urgently at workers’ doors, our demand should be: ‘Don’t mourn, organise.’

    12 Sep 2022 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Amazon workers against Victorian working conditions and derisory pay

    Despite unions being banned by Amazon, its British staff have been staging wildcat actions in defence of their right to decent pay and conditions.

    11 Sep 2022 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / EU quietly rowing back on self-defeating sanctions against Russia

    In the face of the abject failure of their economic war, EU leaders are trying to salvage what they can without admitting to a U-turn.

    7 Sep 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Cost of living crisis: the fightback is under way

    Growing militance among unionised workers and vigorous new campaigns to combat the effects of poverty and inflation signify a change in the workers’ mood.

    6 Sep 2022 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / Malthusianism is alive and well as feminists celebrate declining birth rate

    Since they cannot admit to a solution lying outside of capitalist production relations, ‘women’s rights’ advocates are reduced to prettifying their chains.

    2 Sep 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Families face energy bills topping £5,000 this autumn

    Privatisation of the energy industry has put Britons at the mercy of world market prices – and no bourgeois party has a clue what to do about it.

    30 Aug 2022 , Proletarian
  • Media / Dissecting the cliches of Anglo-American ethnocentrism

    Former US ambassador calls on Britain and the USA to ‘come to the rescue’ of the world ... ‘again’.

    26 Aug 2022 ,
  • Disputes / Support the postal workers!

    Workers at Royal Mail are joining those on the railways and the docks in standing up for pay and conditions.

    24 Aug 2022 , Proletarian
  • Support the Felixstowe dockers!

    Workers at the country’s busiest port are using their collective power to demand a pay rise in line with rampant inflation.

    23 Aug 2022 ,
  • British politics / Backing Truss for PM means doubling down on war drive and economic pain

    Liz Truss represents a continued commitment by our rulers to their catastrophic direction on both the war drive and the economy.

    11 Aug 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Britain fretting over declining influence on ‘the rules’ as China and Russia rise

    The accelerating development of a strong anti-imperialist camp is threatening the foundations of imperialist domination and plunder of the globe.

    30 Jul 2022 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange must be freed – a plea from his wife Stella Moris

    This battle is not to only save a single journalist from gross injustice but to defend the right of all workers to access and speak the truth.

    29 Jul 2022 , Lalkar
  • Civil liberties / ‘Bill of shame’ spits in the face of ‘Troubles’ victims

    British attempts to whitewash war crimes in Ireland make clear once again: there will be no ‘reconciliation’ until reunification.

    25 Jul 2022 , Proletarian
  • Health / Dr Bob Gill: The demise of British primary healthcare

    First they came for the cleaners, then they came for the caterers, then for the porters, the student nurses and the junior doctors. Now they’re coming for the GPs.

    11 Jul 2022 , Consortium News
  • Disputes / Victory to the striking railworkers; defend the right to strike!

    In fighting to save jobs and defend pay, railworkers are in the front line of a desperately-needed push-back against the onslaught of capital.

    22 Jun 2022 ,
  • Social wage / Food bank Britain

    British families are relying on charity to eat as the market and the government both fail to provide even such a basic necessity as food.

    20 Jun 2022 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Sainsbury’s CEO in the money as workers feel the pinch

    As conditions for the mass of workers get rapidly worse, the obscene inequalities of the system come into ever-sharper relief.

    15 Jun 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Boris in trouble: It’s the economy stupid … and that bloody stupid war

    The commentariat might not be admitting it, but it is the Ukraine war that looks like finally finishing off Boris Johnson’s premiership.

    11 Jun 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Joti Brar: ‘Greek workers have power to play leading role against Nato in Europe’

    Those who spread the lie that the conflict in Ukraine is an ‘interimperialist war’ are helping to demobilise the world’s most militant antiwar activists.

    9 Jun 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Cost of living crisis worsens as inflation and energy prices soar

    Our rulers are keen to blame ‘the Russians’ for the intrinsic failings of the capitalist system itself.

    29 May 2022 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Train strike: Britain could see the largest walk-out since the 1926 general strike

    Meanwhile, the government is considering adding to anti-trade-union legislation to try to outlaw the action before it begins.

    27 May 2022 , Reddit
  • British politics / Labour is the party of Nato, the party of war

    Throughout Labour’s history, in and out of government, its leaders have always been unabashed cheerleaders for the crimes of imperialism.

    19 May 2022 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Assange, the 21st-century inquisition

    It is not one man who is on trial, but the people’s right to access meaningful and reliable information.

    18 May 2022 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Monstrous plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

    The main target of anti-immigrant rhetoric is the British working class, which remains disunited and powerless when racist lies flourish.

    17 May 2022 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Does our government love refugees now? What a difference one war makes

    What are we supposed to make of the our rulers’ desire to extend the warmest possible welcome to refugees from Ukraine?

    13 May 2022 , Lalkar
  • Media / ‘Hurrah for the Azov!’ – The curious case of BBC whitewashing nazism in Ukraine

    None of the glib refutations of nazism in Ukraine stand up to scrutiny, yet western media continue to repeat them while closing down those who expose their lies.

    7 May 2022 , Al Mayadeen
  • British history / Kim Philby: Hero of the working class

    How the Soviet Union inspired a British establishment insider to devote his life to the cause of socialism and the socialist motherland.

    4 May 2022 , Lalkar
  • Housing / London’s great council housing fraud

    Politicians talk as if workers are fools, but no-one who has tried to live on a worker’s salary can swallow the London mayor’s lies about an increase in ‘affordable’ homes.

    2 May 2022 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Partygate again: Is Boris really about to suffer ‘death by a thousand cuts’?

    The prime minister’s lies and hypocrisy are once more back in the media spotlight. But the ruling class is struggling to find a replacement for its disgraced frontman.

    25 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Paltry Partygate fines for Boris and Sunak are a slap in the face for British workers

    The ‘us and them’ reality of British class society has never been clearer.

    25 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / The day that P&O sacked all its staff: view from a worker in Dover

    When capital makes decisions about its profit margins, it is real people whose lives are destroyed.

    23 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Korea / Solidarity with people’s Korea on the Day of the Sun 2022

    Progressive humanity has every reason to celebrate the birth of the great Korean Marxist and revolutionary Kim Il Sung.

    15 Apr 2022 ,
  • Climate change / Demonising fossil fuels will not tackle the environmental crisis

    Only nationalisation of the energy sector will allow us to make rational plans to safeguard both our energy supplies and our future.

    2 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / P&O sackings: Don’t make workers pay for the capitalist crisis

    The ferry company’s callous treatment of its employees reminds us yet again that the logic of the capitalist system is impervious to the needs of human beings.

    30 Mar 2022 ,
  • Civil liberties / Iniquitous new borders bill aims to make citizenship-stripping routine

    Are we entering a time where any outspoken opponent of the present system can be rendered stateless and deported?

    19 Mar 2022 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Renegacy of Stop the War on display once again at ‘antiwar’ events

    Those who turn out to voice their concern over war in Ukraine are being fed a nausea-inducing diet of pacifism and imperialist lies.

    8 Mar 2022 ,
  • British politics / Build the Workers Party of Britain

    The primary goal facing us today is the breaking of all bonds between the Labour party and the working class.

    5 Mar 2022 ,
  • Civil liberties / Chris Mullin: Is another honest journalist about to be put behind bars?

    West Midlands police are still pursuing a vendetta against the veteran reporter who revealed their corruption and incompetence.

    4 Mar 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Poverty stalks the land as ultrarich count the spoils

    Inequality is rising in Britain and in the world, the inevitable outcome of the workings of our much-praised market economy.

    3 Mar 2022 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Nationalise the buses!

    Covid was the last straw for thousands of Britain’s remaining bus routes, and the profit motive won’t save these essential services.

    28 Feb 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / ‘Antiwar’ and corporate media play same tricks in anti-Russia war drive

    And none of them care a jot for the wellbeing or the wishes of the people of Ukraine.

    23 Feb 2022 ,
  • Canada / Solidarity with the Freedom Convoy of Canada

    The arteries of the Canadian capital are clogged to the point where Canada’s whole rotten capitalist system is having a heart attack.

    23 Feb 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Learn the lessons of the Corbyn project: break the link with Labour!

    Breaking the thousand threads that connect workers’ organisations to the Labour party is the biggest task facing us now.

    22 Feb 2022 ,
  • Divide and rule / Imperialist society can’t be ‘decolonised’; fight racism by building for socialism

    While state power remains in the hands of a tiny exploiting class, workers will continue to be divided by racism.

    21 Feb 2022 ,
  • Divide and rule / The tragic fall of Kathleen Stock: another voice silenced by trans extremism

    A backlash against the domination of our university campuses by anti-material transgender ideologists is long overdue.

    16 Feb 2022 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Fight racism with class unity, not separatism or black nationalism

    It is only by unifying the maximum forces that we will be able to confront the enemy of ALL workers – the capitalist-imperialist economic system as a whole.

    13 Feb 2022 ,
  • British politics / The real conspiracy is that of the ruling class against the workers

    Workers are being side-tracked from the class struggle with plausible lies that exploit their fears and their anger at being endlessly lied to.

    12 Feb 2022 ,
  • Health / Law on mandatory vaccination for NHS staff to be repealed

    In a last-minute U-turn, the beleaguered prime minister has realised that this is one battle he can do without.

    1 Feb 2022 , Proletarian
  • British politics / What can Boris’s ‘partygate’ tell us about the nature of capitalist Britain?

    It is not just one leader we need to replace, but the whole rotten and corrupt system he represents.

    18 Jan 2022 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / The Channel boat tragedy and Britain’s inhumanity to asylum seekers

    Why is the plight of these desperate migrants being weaponised?

    14 Jan 2022 , Lalkar
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange loses extradition appeal; British ‘justice’ exposed to the world

    On the insincere assurances of US lawyers, a British court has decreed that it would be safe for Mr Assange to be handed over to their country’s tender mercies.

    13 Jan 2022 , Lalkar
  • Economy / BP’s ‘cash machine’ goes into overdrive as workers’ energy bills soar

    Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.

    11 Jan 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Crisis is inescapable while capitalism remains

    The working class’s historic role is to put an end to profit-driven capitalism and to build a new, socialist society in its place.

    4 Jan 2022 ,
  • Health / Covid has exposed the weakness of capitalism and the strength of socialism

    In highlighting the fatal flaws of capitalism, the pandemic has also given us a chance to pursue solutions with renewed energy and hope.

    2 Jan 2022 ,
  • Divide and rule / Jobs are available – let asylum seekers work!

    What possible justification can there be for refusing to let migrants work when there are so many empty positions?

    26 Dec 2021 , Lalkar
  • Health / Covid-19: Damning report highlights unpreparedness and corruption

    Under cover of a global health emergency, our rulers have executed a blatant raid on the Treasury.

    20 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Education / No academic freedom to support Palestine

    Bristol academic sacked for refusing to bow to the diktat of the zionist world lobby.

    18 Dec 2021 , Lalkar
  • China / China and Covid: working towards a global community of health for all

    While China has declared its vaccines to be a global public good, imperialist corporations continue to put profit ahead of health.

    17 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Environment / Stop these sociopaths from poisoning our rivers!

    We are reaping the whirlwind after decades of criminal neglect of Britain’s privatised water and sewage systems.

    15 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Energy crisis: more millions to prop up the privateers

    Taxpayer cash will shore up monopoly profits while workers shiver this winter.

    14 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Health / The NHS, the Covid pandemic and the private insurance takeover

    A meaningful defence of Britain’s health service is urgently needed. What would it look like?

    13 Dec 2021 , Lalkar
  • Civil liberties / Imperialism’s global conspiracy against Julian Assange

    Corporate media maintain their silence as the persecuted journalist and publisher remains behind bars, though convicted of no crime.

    10 Dec 2021 , Lalkar
  • Health / Derisory pay offer covers further cuts as NHS privatisation reaches new heights

    National clapping and a George Cross have left nurses empty handed as the new health chief helps US profiteers move in.

    2 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Brexit continues to be a thorn in the side of imperialism

    Exposing capitalist democracy, hastening Irish reunification, weakening the camp of international imperialism ... these effects of Brexit are greatly to be welcomed.

    25 Nov 2021 ,
  • Industry / A curate’s egg: Shapps’s ‘Great British Railways’ scam

    The proposed railways ‘solution’ is less a plan for renationalisation than it is a promise to provide further subsidies to monopoly capital.

    24 Nov 2021 , Lalkar
  • China / Comrade Ella: Our enemy is here at home, not in China

    Confusing and demoralising anticommunist propaganda is a cornerstone of the imperialist drive for domination and war.

    23 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Cop26: Fiddling while the world burns

    Awash with fossil fuel lobbyists and corporate sponsors, the latest ‘climate conference’ was just another greenwashing exercise for monopoly capital.

    19 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Why is Britain importing coal from Australia and the USA?

    Is it fear of militant miners that keeps our rulers from reopening deep mines in Britain while we still have a need for coal?

    18 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / ‘Just in time’ reveals the fatal inadequacy of market mechanisms

    Global supply lines have been designed with profit maximisation, not the needs of the people, in mind.

    16 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Energy crisis: how imperialism manufactures ‘shortages’

    The monopolists are too busy vying for advantage to worry about the effects of their machinations on the lives of the workers.

    13 Nov 2021 , Lalkar
  • Education / Prof David Miller and the zionist campaign to crush dissent on campuses

    The list of truths that we are being told we must not utter in public spaces continues to grow, but truth has a way of winning out.

    12 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Ninth party congress: We must connect our movement with the masses

    Important foundations have already been laid. Now we must expand and build on those in a principled and serious way.

    11 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Britain steps up diplomatic hostility towards China

    In banning the Chinese ambassador from Parliament, Britain is ramping up its pro-war stance.

    26 Oct 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Palestine solidarity motion deepens division in the Labour party’s ranks

    Keir Starmer has already vowed to ignore the motion passed by an overwhelming majority of conference delegates.

    15 Oct 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Labour party conference not a ‘safe space’ for women

    While Keir Starmer can’t say who has a cervix, one of his MPs is receiving death threats for defending women’s rights.

    14 Oct 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Anglo-American plot to assassinate Julian Assange on London’s streets

    Will the authorities now be forced to cease their decade-long persecution of the world’s most celebrated journalist?

    13 Oct 2021 , Proletarian
  • Australia / Aukus deal splits the imperialist front against China

    As Lord Palmerston declared 200 years ago: imperialism has no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

    25 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Gas prices go through the roof as global shortage ties supply lines in knots 

    Millions of families will again be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.

    22 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Ireland / Deprivation, anger and fear behind loyalist riots in northern Ireland

    Poor protestants are responding to a sense of alienation and being left behind. The question they will need to answer is: to what and to whom are they ’loyal’?

    15 Sep 2021 , Lalkar
  • Ecuador / Chevron’s disgraceful persecution of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger

    Instead of paying billions in damages owed for horrific pollution of Ecuador’s rainforest, the oil giant is hounding and demonising its accusers.

    13 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray: British state locks up elderly journalist on spurious charges

    In Britain today, any journalist who becomes an inconvenience to the ruling class can expect to be ruthlessly targeted.

    9 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Italy / Workers at the GKN factory in Florence fight back

    Workers demand an end to the dismantling and export of their industries and the protection of their rights to healthcare and a decent environment.

    8 Sep 2021 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Scandalous levels of public service corruption in Britain

    Is honest dealing by businesses and politicians compatible with capitalist society and the profit motive?

    7 Sep 2021 , Lalkar
  • Pay and conditions / Keep on trucking: supply lines chaos as Covid and Brexit effects combine

    The obvious answer to the present shortage of skilled labour is to invest in training and to improve pay and conditions in the areas concerned.

    3 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Afghanistan / Saigon all over again: US pull-out from Afghanistan turns into a rout

    Nato’s invading armies have been ignominiously kicked out after two decades, having achieved nothing but the reinvigoration of anti-imperialist resistance.

    31 Aug 2021 ,
  • Environment / Workers party hosts popular rally against LTN scheme in Birmingham

    An excellent example of socialists connecting with the community in order to advance their interests and raise their understanding.

    7 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / Remembering the 2011 youth uprising

    Ten years on, the poverty, inequality and injustice that led to an outpouring of rage on England’s streets have only worsened.

    6 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Reform of the Secrets Act is another brick in the wall

    While the ‘opposition’ sits on its hands, the ruling class is rolling out more legislation designed to suppress working-class discontent.

    5 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Cambian Childcare: End this chattel slavery

    How many more horrendous revelations do we have to endure before action is taken to end the abuse of vulnerable children by profiteers?

    1 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • USA / Whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in US prison for drone leak

    ‘I am here because I stole something that was never mine to take – precious human life.’

    29 Jul 2021 , The Intercept
  • Environment / ‘Recycling’ today: greenwashing for a broken, ecocidal system

    Why does our society seem so incapable of dealing with the rising tide of plastic that threatens to overwhelm us?

    28 Jul 2021 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Scandalous profiteering at the expense of children in care

    Our most vulnerable children have been transformed into business units by private equity funds.

    25 Jul 2021 , Lalkar
  • Ireland / Britain’s dirty war back in the spotlight

    The full historical reckoning for centuries of colonial crimes will be made by a future reunified Ireland.

    20 Jul 2021 ,
  • Economy / Fraud office’s ‘deferred prosecution’ trick shields top bosses from legal action

    The lords of finance capital have long made it clear that they are above the law: now it’s being implicitly accepted by those who supposedly ‘regulate’ their activities.

    15 Jul 2021 ,
  • Social wage / Unemployment and poverty set to rise as furlough ends and benefits are cut

    A brutal shock is in store for many workers as the temporary multi-tiered unemployment support system is slashed back to the bone.

    13 Jul 2021 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Britain’s Crimea provocation: a navy lark that went very wrong

    Those who are driving us towards a full-scale conflagration with Russia should be careful what they wish for.

    10 Jul 2021 ,
  • Civil liberties / Metropolitan police branded ‘institutionally corrupt’

    An unsolved murder and a persistent family have laid bare a catalogue of dishonest dealings by police stretching out over decades.

    28 Jun 2021 , Proletarian
  • Health / Film: The Great NHS Heist

    Dr Bob Gill’s contribution to the fight to save our NHS is incalculable. This film is essential viewing for every British worker.

    19 Jun 2021 ,
  • Health / NHS dentistry in its death throes as Covid is used as a cover for privatisation

    Increasing numbers of poor workers are not registered with a dentist and are forced to use DIY treatments in an emergency.

    17 Jun 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Workers Party statement: No to Covid passports

    There is no medical justification for the imposition of such documents; they are not aimed at protecting our health but at the surveillance and control of workers.

    31 May 2021 ,
  • Divide and rule / Sewell report concludes ‘no institutional racism’ in British society. How?

    The whitewashers of the system and the self-identifying ‘social justice warriors’ form a perfect double-act, working to keep workers perpetually divided.

    27 May 2021 , Lalkar
  • Civil liberties / Kill the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill!

    A marked increase in police violence against workers has already been in evidence even before the new policing bill has passed into law.

    24 May 2021 , Lalkar
  • Industry / The Sanjeev Gupta, Lex Greensill and David Cameron affair

    Once again we see the absurdity of a system that leaves the fate of essential industries and millions of workers in the hands of rapacious fraudsters.

    21 May 2021 , Lalkar
  • World / Five Eyes become four as New Zealand distances itself from anti-China action

    Workers have no interest in going along with the wave of anti-China propaganda that is preparing the ground for a devastating war.

    20 May 2021 , Proletarian
  • Britain / Britain commits to nuclear expansion in defiance of non-proliferation treaty

    What is behind the renewed imperialist drive to war?

    15 May 2021 ,
  • Health / Imperialism fails the Covid test

    Capitalism is proving itself to be systemically incapable of dealing rationally and humanely with the global pandemic.

    12 May 2021 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Post Office pursued vindictive prosecutions against subpostmasters

    The appeal court victory of 29 of those wrongfully convicted has opened the floodgates for hundreds more claims.

    4 May 2021 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Greensill debacle: the door keeps revolving

    The collapse of this particular debt-laden finance house is drawing public attention to some very uncomfortable truths.

    3 May 2021 ,
  • Health / NHS privatisation accelerated during the pandemic: a medical ‘shock doctrine’

    Instead of rebuilding our decimated public capacity, private providers are being subsidised to the tune of billions to take the place of the NHS.

    1 May 2021 , Proletarian
  • Industry / FlyBe is dead, long live FlyBe

    Turns out all it takes to avoid the creditors is a slightly tweaked name and a fresh coat of paint.

    26 Apr 2021 ,
  • China / Who is peddling the ‘Uyghur genocide’ myth, and why?

    It is not in the interests of British workers to accept the lies being propagated by our rulers.

    21 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Don’t make care workers pay for the crisis in social care!

    We must renationalise and reunite social care with healthcare, and pay all workers in the sector a decent wage.

    17 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Police Bill: capitalism gears up for the class struggles to come

    Our rulers are in a hurry to pass new laws while the excuse of Covid lingers and before workers have woken up to the true scale of the present economic crisis.

    7 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Salmond v Sturgeon: what’s going on in the Scottish nationalist camp?

    All this sound and fury is serving to obscure Salmond’s real crime: the incitement of reactionary separatism amongst the British working class.

    3 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / BLM, XR: No reds under the bed … yet

    Our rulers are nervous that workers may start to put up really meaningful resistance to imperialist domination, despoliation and war.

    2 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Housing / Ban extended, but evictions continue

    Behind the toothless legislation is a government, and parliament, inextricably intertwined with the landlord class.

    1 Apr 2021 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Shrewsbury 24: Justice delayed is justice denied

    Workers must start to organise themselves so as to be able to demand justice now – social justice for all.

    30 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Liverpool scandal: Starmer cheers as the government sends in the commissioners

    Labour and Tory are two sides of the same dud coin; we should be grateful to Starmer for demonstrating this so clearly.

    29 Mar 2021 ,
  • Industry / Cameron’s hand caught trapped in the till as Greensill collapses

    The collapse of yet another debt-laden house of cards has shone a light on the revolving door between career politicians and the corporations they serve.

    27 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Yemen / US falters over Yemen war, while Britain stops its ears

    While the US looks to hide its defeat behind talk of peace and principles, Britain continues blatantly to prioritise the interests of its arms manufacturers.

    12 Mar 2021 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / Don’t tell Newham we are all in it together

    The financial and physical inability to isolate or to work safely has led to far worse covid outcomes for the poorest in our society.

    10 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Industry / With ‘saviours’ like Gupta, who needs enemies?

    If you are rich enough, you can get richer still without spending a penny; it is the workers who pay when the vultures’ schemes collapse.

    9 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Health / More ‘reforms’ of the NHS, so many nails in the coffin

    We have a hard fight on our hands if we wish to save our health service from the corporate looters and privateers.

    6 Mar 2021 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / Destitution in Britain compounded by 2020 crash and covid shutdowns

    How can it be that there is so much want in the midst of so much plenty?

    4 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Mairead Maguire nominates Assange, Manning, Snowden for Nobel peace prize

    Irish peace prize winner explains how the bravery of these three whistleblowers inspires peace-loving workers everywhere.

    24 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Pay and conditions / Bringing Kaplan to book: time to get organised in the gig economy

    A reminder that the whole reason for having trade unions is to fight the workers’ corner everywhere.

    21 Feb 2021 ,
  • Media / Big Tech and the end of dissent: First they came for Donald Trump

    The useful idiots of the liberal left are cheering while tech giants clamp down ever harder on freedom of speech.

    17 Feb 2021 , Proletarian
  • USSR / Communist George Blake dies in Moscow aged 98

    One of Britain’s most committed cold war warriors, who went on to live out his years in peace in Russia.

    15 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Housing / Planning reforms won’t fix the housing crisis

    Building more homes is not the answer unless they are built for those who need them.

    14 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Media / British ban of Chinese news channel is another step towards open warfare

    The mainstream media is spreading cold war propaganda against China in support of the imperialists’ drive to an all-out conflagration.

    10 Feb 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / The Big Ride for Palestine and the Labour party

    Tower Hamlets council’s decision to ban a fundfaising event for Palestine highlights the Labour party’s role as a tool of British imperial policy.

    9 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / Hard to swallow: UK food parcels shamefully inadequate

    When profit takes precedence over the provision of service, it’s no surprise that half-hearted and belated government measures are not fit for purpose.

    8 Feb 2021 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Chester Road closure: No to GKN’s industrial vandalism!

    A 270-year-old British manufacturer is being slowly dismantled by asset-stripping vultures, destroying vital jobs and engineering capacity in the process.

    4 Feb 2021 , Proletarian
  • France / Macron government attempts to suppress exposure of police brutality

    French workers continue to set an example in resisting the encroachments of the powerful upon their rights.

    29 Jan 2021 , Lalkar
  • Health / DVLA: Keeping non-essential staff in offices is endangering lives

    The biggest outbreak of covid yet recorded in Britain is taking place in a government office in Wales – and staff are still being forced to come in to work.

    27 Jan 2021 , Proletarian
  • Health / Covid: Frontline workers are paying for the crisis with their lives

    Thousands of businesses are claiming to be ‘essential’, forcing staff to come to work but failing to provide PPE or to implement proper safety measures.

    25 Jan 2021 , Proletarian
  • Society / Time to end poverty: expropriate the expropriators!

    Bourgeois commentators are increasingly identifying the problems besetting humanity, but they are congenitally incapable of recognising the solution staring them in the face.

    23 Jan 2021 ,
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange: the persecution continues

    Years of unwarranted imprisonment and torture do not look likely to end any time soon, despite the denial of the US’s extradition claim.

    18 Jan 2021 , Lalkar
  • Iran / One year on from the imperialists’ murder of General Qasem Soleimani

    All progressives must support the right of Iran to defend itself against relentless imperialist aggression.

    8 Jan 2021 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobless figures mount as Paperchase is latest retail chain to fail

    As the economic crisis is exacerbated by repeated lockdowns, company after company is going to the wall.

    7 Jan 2021 ,
  • British politics / Fresh revelations prove definitively that Britain’s ‘defence’ capacity has aggressive intent

    What kind of defence force entails a permanent military presence of 145 base sites in 42 countries?

    6 Jan 2021 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange victorious, for now

    Judge’s ruling makes it clear that the principles supposedly protecting free speech and honest journalism remain in peril.

    5 Jan 2021 , Proletarian
  • World / ICC drops case against Britain, despite ‘clear evidence’ of war crimes

    How can the warmongering criminals rampaging around the globe be held to account?

    28 Dec 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Sunak extends furlough till April as jobless stats sow panic

    The number of redundancies continues to climb inexorably each month, despite all efforts to massage the figures and soften the blow.

    23 Dec 2020 ,
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange extradition trial: Shameful martyrisation continues

    Kafka’s dystopian vision has been brought to life in the heart of the British injustice system.

    22 Dec 2020 , Lalkar
  • Industry / Government announces extra £16.5bn for military

    Government promises spending will protect 10,000 jobs, but at what cost to the working class?

    9 Dec 2020 ,
  • British politics / Crisis of legitimacy: trust in politicians and journalists keeps going down

    What does it say about our ‘democracy’ when those who are supposed to uphold it are some of the least trusted people in the country?

    7 Dec 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Demise of RPI: another attack on workers’ pensions

    Why should our right to a dignified old age depend on the vagaries of stock-exchange gamblers and government statisticians?

    5 Dec 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Water privateers: ‘Doing what’s in the best interests of shareholders’

    As Britain’s utilities are looted by shareholders, workers are forced to pay astronomical bills for deteriorating services.

    29 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / B&M: Bending the rules and ripping off the public purse – and it’s all legal

    Funds used to ‘support the economy through covid’ have been spent on making the rich richer while everyone else struggles.

    25 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Humbled by their own incompetence: ‘winter economic plan’ back to square one

    Lockdown exacerbates ruling class conflict over future for employers, employees, and unemployed.

    24 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Paul Turek: passing of a working-class fighter

    Our party mourns the loss of a true class-conscious proletarian and a staunch fighter for socialism.

    24 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Edinburgh Woollen Mill: the vultures circle

    Thousands of workers look set to lose their jobs, but the man whose fortune they made will have no trouble hanging onto his millions.

    19 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Capital gains tax: Big business cries before it is hit

    Despite the exponential growth of poverty and inequality, our rulers still can’t seem to face the idea of paying a little more of their ill-gotten gains into the state’s coffers.

    18 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / City spivs raid the public purse

    The revolving door between private sector consultancies and the civil service continues to spin.

    16 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Education / Marketisation of services to vulnerable children exposes true values of liberal democracy

    Never has the gap between human and capitalist logic been so glaringly apparent.

    15 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Jeremy Corbyn suspended from the Labour party

    Sir Keir Starmer is doing everything in his power to ram home the lesson that Labour will never serve working-class interests.

    11 Nov 2020 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Book: Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State

    A meticulously researched exposure of outsourcing and corruption that falls short of finding either the true culprit or the way out for impoverished workers.

    3 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Covid: Parasites enjoy a bonanza whilst workers struggle

    There has never been a better time for workers to learn hard truths about the nature of the capitalist system.

    31 Oct 2020 ,
  • Social wage / Insult to injury: government plans to cut Universal Credit boost

    Covid has exposed the injustice of below-poverty-line benefits. How will our rulers balance their need for cheap and desperate workers with maintaining social peace?

    29 Oct 2020 ,
  • Social wage / Southern Cross: vulture capitalists still getting fat on the care home racket

    The problems in our care homes are rooted in privatisation and began well before the pandemic arrived to bring them to national attention.

    28 Oct 2020 ,
  • Syria / Dirty British propaganda war against Syria exposed

    The war machine is facing a most welcome crisis of legitimacy.

    16 Oct 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Workers party launches corona wealth tax campaign

    All progressives in Britain should be working to extend the reach of the Workers Party into the ranks of the working class.

    12 Oct 2020 , Proletarian
  • Yemen / British soldier arrested for protesting collusion in Saudi’s Yemen war

    ‘I’ve seen enough not to speak out and I’d rather sleep peacefully in a cell than stay silent for a pay cheque.’

    29 Sep 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Railway pensions under threat

    It is the bosses’ responsibility to see to it that deferred wages are paid in full; why are workers expected to take the hit?

    23 Sep 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Vultures circle over Royal Mail

    Britain’s privatised mail service is likely to be broken down into ever-smaller parts as investors peel of the most profitable parts one by one.

    21 Sep 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / FT spills the beans on the great pensions rip-off

    Not content with stealing workers’ unpaid labour today, the capitalists are conspiring to steal their right to a dignified retirement tomorrow.

    20 Sep 2020 , Proletarian
  • Britain / Civil servants face coercion over return to the workplace

    In a desperate bid to restore city centre footfall, the government is pushing workers back into offices.

    16 Sep 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Media freedom? Show me the MSM journalist opposing the torture of Assange

    11 Sep 2020 ,
  • Housing / Grenfell Tower: construction bosses’ contempt for workers’ lives laid bare

    Despite its best efforts, the glacial inquiry has let slip a series of unpalatable truths about the practices and motivations of the construction industry.

    4 Sep 2020 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / UBI: a recipe for universal misery

    Our demand must be for meaningful work in a society free from poverty, unemployment and insecurity.

    24 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / FT spills the beans on private equity scam

    The super-rich are indulging in an orgy of speculation using the ‘free money’ of low-interest debt. Who pays?

    23 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Look, balloons! Another migrant scare distracts attention from corona and crisis

    With the worst covid outcome and deepest recession in Europe, our rulers are keen to divert workers’ anger from themselves and their failing system.

    19 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Society / Thinktank warns of massive rise in destitution in the wake of Covid-19

    The wonders of capitalism: five million Britons predicted to become destitute this year.

    10 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Nissan slashes workforce and pensions, poised to flee Sunderland altogether

    Blame Brexit; blame covid ... blame anything but the capitalist system.

    31 Jul 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Rising inequality following the 2020 crisis of overproduction

    Mushrooming inequality has the capitalist class spooked, for they fear the consequences.

    29 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Water CEOs fleece the public

    Residents’ bills are sky high, the nation’s water reserves are seeping away, but privateer bosses are still shamelessly rinsing the coffers.

    27 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Health / PPE scandal: crony capitalists make a killing while frontline workers sacrificed

    Meanwhile, the system’s defenders are worried that workers might learn the right lessons.

    26 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Ministry of Justice retreats on sick pay for cleaners

    Victory for struggling cleaners after Emanuel Gomes’s death, who worked for a week with suspected covid and a raging fever.

    24 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Leicester sweatshops keep their heads down despite covid panic

    Fashion industry gangmasters are riding out the storm, safe in the knowledge that it will be business as usual before long.

    17 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Under cover of Covid-19: trial by jury is under attack

    The abolition of workers’ right to a jury trial could be the final nail in the coffin of the justice system in Britain.

    14 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Stop the War gets it wrong again

    When is an anti-war movement not an anti-war movement?

    13 Jul 2020 ,
  • Divide and rule / Statues come down: the toppling of the mighty

    Good riddance to bad rubbish, but what next?

    10 Jul 2020 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / JK Rowling’s stance against the thought police

    The author’s brave stance in defence of reality must be defended, and her hysterical detractors exposed as the reactionary bullies they are.

    9 Jul 2020 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Bosses press on with sackings as crisis deepens

    As the furlough support scheme comes to an end, the true depth of the economic crisis is becoming ever clearer.

    7 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Go Outdoors ‘rescued’ – for now

    Financial fancy footwork may allow the chain’s owners to sidestep onerous lease conditions as high street footfall plunges.

    2 Jul 2020 ,
  • Palestine / Palestinian lives matter: the murder of Ahmed Eriqat

    Ahmed Eriqat of Abu Dis was the latest victim of senseless murder by Israeli soldiers in occupied Palestine.

    30 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / The plight of the homeless after lockdown

    ‘Business as usual’ as rough sleepers are thrown back onto the streets.

    29 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / P&O takes the money and runs

    The shipping company is laying off a thousand workers on the very routes it is being paid public money to operate.

    29 Jun 2020 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / Imperial College sacking vital IT workers

    University managers plan to axe more than half their IT staff, despite their heroic work in enabling vital pandemic research.

    27 Jun 2020 ,
  • Pay and conditions / Conditions at Yodel: report by a worker

    Workers in the logistics industry are being sweated at ever-more intense and unendurable rates.

    26 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / British Gas and SPS are latest to announce big job losses

    As the economic crisis bites, employers are looking to cut not only jobs but also pay, pensions and everything else.

    25 Jun 2020 ,
  • Disputes / Covid couriers sacked for requesting PPE and social distancing

    Workers responsible for transporting covid test samples from hospitals to labs are being victimised for requesting basic safety measures.

    25 Jun 2020 ,
  • British politics / Boris’s chapter of accidents

    As the covid emergency progresses, the prime minister is jumping from one fiasco to another, exposing his many inadequacies to full public view.

    23 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / The Coronavirus Act 2020

    Jumping on the excuse of Covid-19, parliament has rammed through a host of draconian measures unrelated to the health crisis.

    19 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange: The truth will set him free

    Many questions remain to be answered about the conduct of Julian’s defence.

    18 Jun 2020 ,
  • Industry / End British export of rubber bullets

    British arms manufacturers continue to profit from these lethal ‘crowd control’ weapons.

    17 Jun 2020 ,
  • Pay and conditions / BA threatens to sack its entire workforce

    After rinsing the furlough scheme, the airline is now insisting that its staff should accept huge pay cuts or be sacked.

    16 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Debenhams shafts its cafe workers

    Catering staff at the department store have been summarily dismissed without notice or redundancy pay.

    15 Jun 2020 ,
  • Economy / British trade agreements after Brexit

    By pinning all their hopes for Britain’s future on a US trade deal, our rulers are taking us out of the frying pan and into the fire.

    10 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / UBI: the ‘right’ to be idle or the right to work?

    What does the call for a universal basic income really mean?

    8 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Thousands more to go at Rolls Royce’s Derby plant

    As more and more manufacturing jobs are being scrapped, workers are the victims of the downward spiral of capitalist crisis.

    6 Jun 2020 ,
  • Health / Second spike looms: Boris opts for ‘whack-a-mole’ over having a good plan

    On every level, the performance of socialist countries in dealing with Covid-19 is putting the profiteering, anti-worker ethos of capitalism to shame.

    4 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Workers party sets a course despite lockdown

    Weeks of lockdown have been used by the Workers party to speak to more than half a million people.

    2 Jun 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobless total rockets

    As the economic crisis bites, over a million workers in Britain have been forced precipitously onto the breadline.

    24 May 2020 , Proletarian
  • World history / Women in the victory over fascism

    Without the brave and tireless efforts of women across the USSR and Europe, vanquishing the enemy would have been impossible.

    21 May 2020 , Granma
  • Industry / ‘Back to work’ stampede – and may the devil take the hindmost

    Reopening schools and workplaces without proper safety measures highlights the government’s true priorities.

    20 May 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Workers in the US and Britain fight for workplace safety

    Wildcat strikes and a high-profile resignation are highlighting the anti-worker essence of capitalist accumulation.

    15 May 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / British Airways takes the money and runs

    The Covid-19 crisis is highlighting the necessity for public ownership of all our vital services.

    13 May 2020 ,
  • Health / Covid-19: What is the coronavirus and is it a real threat?

    Dr Ranjeet Brar takes a look at the medical aspects of the present pandemic, comparing Covid-19 to other viruses such as influenza and Sars.

    12 May 2020 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Supreme court ruling overturns Israel boycott ban – for now

    What can workers do to stop this advance from being rolled back by Parliament?

    3 May 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / The corona pandemic and the capitalist world economic crash of 2020

    Our rulers are keen to convince us that the deepest depression in the history of capitalism is a random and unpredictable ‘black swan’ event.

    2 May 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / A call to arms: This May Day, fight together against imperialism

    Workers’ parties sign international revolutionary anti-imperialist manifesto.

    1 May 2020 ,
  • Economy / Covid-19 furlough scheme: a bonanza for big business

    While thousands of workers find themselves without a job, bosses are cashing in on the ‘free money’ of the furlough scheme.

    30 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Health / Covid-19: Why is it that Cuba can manufacture PPE, but Britain can’t?

    Britain’s frontline workers continue to put their lives on the line, paid in broken promises and empty gestures.

    28 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Venezuela / Using the covid crisis: British and US military massing off Venezuelan coast

    Reckless and desperate attempts are being made by US imperialism to encircle and crush Venezuelan socialism.

    25 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Health / Coronavirus stats are air-brushing the elderly

    Thousands of Covid-19 infections and deaths in Britain’s care homes have simply not been tracked or counted.

    20 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Society / Lessons of Covid-19 pt 1: Only workers can solve the problems created by capital

    Who are the real ‘key workers’ and why are they still being treated so badly?

    19 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Hunger rising sharply as covid-19 lockdown combines with economic crash

    Why are we witnessing the obscene sight of workers going hungry in the midst of plenty?

    17 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Cuba / Socialist Cuba shows real international solidarity during Covid-19 outbreak

    People or profits? The coronavirus pandemic is bringing this question to the fore more sharply than ever.

    14 Apr 2020 ,
  • British politics / Harry Dunn and the one-sided ‘special relationship’

    Our rulers, who love to flaunt their ‘patriotism’, fail miserably when it comes to defending the interests of their own against a stronger foreign power.

    13 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Austerity Britain: where the homeless seek shelter in bins

    Report reveals shocking rise of bin sleepers as one waste worker recounts finding children as young as nine or ten.

    6 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Yemen / Burying bad news: corona-filled papers ignore Britain’s Yemen invasion

    Unreported in British media, British troops have landed in Aden. All that awaits them is the graveyard of imperialist ambitions.

    4 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Onwards and upwards: In memory of Deborah Lavin

    One of a kind: her influence on party life, and the guidance she gave to young cadres in particular, will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

    3 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Health / Now 230 workers’ parties call for united effort to fight Covid-19

    Progressive parties from around the world have signed a joint letter calling for closer international cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus.

    2 Apr 2020 ,
  • British politics / Red salute to our beloved Comrade Deborah Lavin

    Her funeral is to be live-streamed since large gatherings are prevented by the present pandemic conditions.

    30 Mar 2020 ,
  • Health / Britain’s response to Covid-19 pt 1: ‘Take it on the chin’

    What the coronavirus teaches us about our rulers’ attitudes and priorities.

    27 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / John Hepple: a life of working-class struggle

    A true son of the working class, one of so many who have given their lives to the fight for a better world.

    25 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / RIP FlyBe

    The only rational way to ensure that vital infrastructure exists and is run for the benefit of all is public ownership.

    9 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Barclays spies on its own staff

    The banking giant is using ‘Big Brother tactics’ to monitor staff and keep their noses to the grindstone.

    6 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray: Assange’s armoured glass box is an instrument of torture

    ‘They are attempting to make him kill himself – or create the conditions where his death might be explained away as suicide.’

    4 Mar 2020 , Craig Murray
  • Disputes / Wirral’s binmen to strike?

    Outsourced waste collector Biffa is playing fast and loose with its workers’ pay.

    3 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray in the public gallery: Assange hearing day 4

    The British state is lying about the validity of the US extradition treaty – and it knows it.

    2 Mar 2020 , Craig Murray
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray in the public gallery: Assange hearing day 3

    The sham show-trial at Woolwich reveals how brazenly our rulers will flout their own rules when it suits them to do so.

    1 Mar 2020 , Craig Murray
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray in the public gallery: Assange hearing day 2

    It has been demonstrably proved in court that the US knows its own charges against Assange are untrue.

    1 Mar 2020 , Craig Murray
  • Civil liberties / Craig Murray in the public gallery: Assange hearing day 1

    This shameful show trial is being exposed by one of the few people in the court who is prepared to tell the truth to the outside world.

    29 Feb 2020 , Craig Murray
  • Social wage / Errol Graham and the unreported austerity pandemic

    Social murder in our midst is being hushed up by all arms of the state, hand in glove with media that are entirely uninterested in ‘speaking truth to power’.

    27 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Offshore oil workers under threat

    Will trade unions now get off the back foot and start to mobilise their members into an active campaign of resistance?

    26 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / John Pilger: Julian Assange must be freed, not betrayed

    Australia and Britain are helping to get the WikiLeaks editor extradited to the USA, which is preparing a lifetime of torture for the ‘crime’ of exposing the truth.

    22 Feb 2020 , JohnPilger.com
  • Pay and conditions / Lecturers rise against pay cuts and pensions robbery

    The marketisation of education: staff are being sweated so that universities can make fat profits.

    21 Feb 2020 ,
  • Social wage / Work doesn’t pay and British families know it

    Fourteen million people, including four million children, live in poverty in Britain, and more than half of those come from working families.

    19 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • British politics / George Galloway: ‘The idea that the organs of the state are impartial is dead’

    Does this herald a moment when the working class in Britain gets back up off its knees and starts to fight again?

    16 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / UN: Britain and US guilty of torturing Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning

    This illegal and brutal repression must not be allowed to succeed in its aim of terrifying workers into submission.

    7 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Union-busting at St Mungo’s homeless charity

    More pressure on workers in the charity sector, where a race to the bottom is well underway.

    4 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / RSPCA: You wouldn’t treat a dog like this

    Despite healthy donations and reserves, the charity is using a minor single-year operational deficit to justify ‘salami-slicing measures‘ on pay and conditions.

    30 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Defend railway pensions!

    Workers have a right to their deferred wages in retirement and to a dignified old age after a lifetime of work.

    27 Jan 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / FlyBe farce exposes lunacy of privately owned transport

    A hefty subsidy to the airline’s private owners may not be enough to save a vital service and thousands of jobs.

    22 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Firefighters victory forces government retreat on public sector pensions

    The FBU has won its case to get former pension rights restored, and the case has wide implications.

    19 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Children in care being let down as vultures profit from their misery

    The children’s care system is yet another example of how privateers are feeding off the wretchedness of society’s most vulnerable.

    18 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Iran / Self-identifying ‘communists’ blame Iran

    Self-defence is no offence; those who really want to stop war must stand with the resistance.

    16 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Car industry crisis pushes Peugeot-Fiat merger

    Workers rightly fear for their jobs as another round of ‘cost-cutting’ looms.

    15 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Iran / US imperialism digging its own grave ever faster in the middle east

    Slavishly supported by Britain as it does so.

    14 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Stand with rail strikers defending passenger safety

    Railway bosses have abandoned the deal that was struck a year ago and are refusing to restart talks without preconditions.

    9 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Iran / Britain is acting as the US’s sanctions lapdog; will it follow into all-out war?

    If the British imperialists fall in line with the US’s drive to war against Iran, they will share the bitter fruits of humiliation and defeat with their partner in crime.

    6 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Society / Debt survey shows inequality widening as rich get richer and poor get poorer

    As the gap between the super-rich and everyone else gets ever wider, it is clear that this system is overdue for a foreclosure of its own.

    5 Jan 2020 , Lalkar
  • British politics / The Brexit election and the birth of the Workers party

    As Boris prepares a fresh assault on the trade unions, what does the election result mean for workers?

    29 Dec 2019 , Lalkar
  • Working-class history / Peterloo in its historical perspective, part 2

    As a result of the industrial revolution, a new class, the urban proletariat, was emerging onto the political and social scene in 1819.

    22 Dec 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / The Brexit election and the death of Project Corbyn

    What lessons can workers take from the last four years?

    12 Dec 2019 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Support the South Western Railway strike

    Railway workers are fighting to put safety ahead of profit: keep the guard on the train!

    3 Dec 2019 , Proletarian
  • USSR / Why do we celebrate the October Revolution?

    Workers need to take inspiration from the achievements of October; an example that our rulers would prefer us to forget.

    2 Dec 2019 ,
  • Disputes / Royal Mail: high court bans the strike

    For how long will we accept the right of bosses’ courts to decide how workers’ organisations are run?

    26 Nov 2019 , Proletarian
  • Education / Sabotage of state schools

    Growing privatisation and austerity is eroding the hard-won right to an education for our children.

    17 Nov 2019 ,
  • Working-class history / Avtar Jouhl: lifelong class fighter against racism

    Comrade Avtar reflects on a life of struggle in the IWA and the trade unions from the 1950s to the 1990s.

    10 Nov 2019 , International Socialist
  • British politics / Brexit delayed again as general election called

    Following years of Parliament’s refusal to implement the referendum result, can an election break the deadlock?

    6 Nov 2019 , Lalkar
  • Trade unions / Stifling criticism of Israel in the British trade-union movement

    TUC votes in support of Palestine, but decision is ignored by the media, including those on the left.

    1 Nov 2019 , Lalkar
  • Social wage / DWP dirty tricks are pushing the most vulnerable over the edge

    Private companies are being handsomely paid to prevent the sick from accessing benefits they have every right to.

    31 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Economy / QuickQuid – cut and run

    Having extorted millions from struggling austerity-hit families, the US-backed payday lender is pocketing its loot and getting out.

    30 Oct 2019 ,
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange in court: unmistakable signs of torture

    Unless Julian is released shortly he will be destroyed. If the state can do this, then who is next?

    28 Oct 2019 , Craig Murray
  • Society / The true level of unemployment

    Joblessness is being underreported by a factor of 200 percent.

    26 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Royal Mail workers vote overwhelmingly to strike

    Mail workers are ready to fight for their pay and conditions, but is their union prepared to back them?

    24 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / City leeches celebrate the demise of Thomas Cook

    Financial gamblers in the City are playing with loaded dice, deliberately pushing companies over the edge in order to get paid.

    6 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / The TUC and climate change: don’t mention the wars

    Unions tail-end middle-class eco protests and stoke illusions in ‘green’ capitalism.

    28 Sep 2019 , Proletarian
  • Europe / Anniversary of the D-Day landings

    Why are the imperialists so keen to push the lie that the Normandy landings changed the course of WW2?

    23 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • Britain / Bury FC: a victim of capitalism

    One more reason for workers to burn with indignation against a social order that can never be made to serve their interests.

    15 Sep 2019 , Proletarian
  • Health / Shameful levels of malnutrition in Britain

    Privatisation and cost-cutting in social care have led to shocking levels of neglect amongst the most vulnerable in our society.

    13 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Comrade Bridget Bell, dedicated fighter for the working class

    Bridget was highly respected for her work during the 1984/5 miners’ strike, and for her principled class position at all times.

    9 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • Iran / Britain falters onto the warpath against Iran

    With so much else on their plate, Britain’s rulers may not be keen to follow the US into yet another doomed war.

    6 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Boris’s Brexit bombshell

    Can the warring remainer factions get themselves together and block Britain’s EU exit before 31 October?

    4 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Interview: What does our party stand for?

    Responses to a Turkish journalist about Britain, Brexit, Boris, the workers’ movement and the wider world.

    27 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Industry / British Steel sold for ‘blood money’? A reply to the Morning Star

    Where should workers look for their salvation from the crises that destroy industry and jobs?

    26 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Education / Our schools need more than money

    It is not only cuts that are devastating and gutting our schools but privatisation and outsourcing.

    24 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Education / GSM collapse: another for-profit education provider hits the rocks

    A London-based private university has gone bust, leaving students and staff in the lurch.

    23 Aug 2019 ,
  • Pay and conditions / Cleaners demand fair pay at government department

    Outsourced staff are on strike for living wages at the department of business.

    16 Aug 2019 ,
  • USA / US workers force child migrant concentration camp to close

    Homeware staff strike against their employers’ profiting from privatised detention camps.

    14 Aug 2019 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / Nissan to cull 12,500 jobs globally as Chinese car market stalls

    The crisis of overproduction continues to wreak havoc with workers’ lives.

    12 Aug 2019 ,
  • World history / The origins of World War Two

    How did WW2 come about? And when were the opening salvos really fired?

    11 Aug 2019 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Racial profiling revealed in Home Office visa processing

    African academics are routinely being denied entry to attend conferences and seminars in Britain.

    10 Aug 2019 ,
  • Education / Teachers given pay rise, but schools forced to pay

    Government will fund a 0.75 percent increase, with schools told to find most of the required cash from their own budgets.

    8 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / ‘We often see grown men in tears – they can’t believe they’re here’

    Manchester reporter discovers dismay, rage and defiance in Oldham, a town bruised by universal credit and austerity.

    7 Aug 2019 , Manchester Evening News
  • British politics / Boris Johnson is Tories’ last hope of averting electoral annihilation

    But can he convince voters that he really is prepared to deliver Brexit, in the teeth of ruling-class opposition?

    6 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Will Boris bottle Brexit?

    Johnson is loud in declaring himself ready for a no-deal EU exit, but is that just an electoral ploy?

    2 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Iran / Unions call on British government to send in the gunboats

    What would Bob Crow have said to the ITF’s blindly acquiescing in the war games of our imperial masters?

    30 Jul 2019 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Police refuse to investigate killing of refugee schoolgirl

    The authorities are closing their eyes to strong evidence of racist bullying in the death of Shukri Abdi.

    29 Jul 2019 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / GMB protest at Rugeley Amazon

    British trade union seems more worried about defending the profits of shareholders than the interests of workers.

    21 Jul 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Housing / Foreign investors head to Birmingham housing market

    As London property prices nose-dive, investors are hoping to make a quick buck out of new-build apartments in the country’s second-largest city.

    18 Jul 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Housing / Council tax becoming the new poll tax says report

    Thinktank investigation reveals the huge disparity in rates of payment between the poorest and richest households.

    16 Jul 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Britain / British imperialism announces: there is no peace, only war

    Army plans to move to a permanent war footing in hopes of stopping successful economic development by Russia and China.

    15 Jul 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / BBC’s anti-Corbyn hatchet job fails to land blow

    If Corbyn’s allies can't fight back against the Israeli lobby within their own party, what chance will they have against the power of British imperialism?

    14 Jul 2019 , The Electronic Intifada
  • British politics / Thousands of Labour voters and members angry over Brexit

    While the media focus on ludicrous ‘antisemitism’ allegations, workers are more interested in hearing JC explain his Brexit U-turn.

    12 Jul 2019 , Proletarian
  • Health / Brexit, profiteers and the NHS

    Why are Donald Trump and a ‘no-deal’ Brexit being held up as threats to the future of the health service?

    11 Jul 2019 , Lalkar
  • Pay and conditions / Railway pensions under attack

    As profiteering franchise bidders haggle with the government over contract terms, workers’ hard-earned pensions are once more under threat.

    8 Jul 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Brexit and the Tory leadership race

    The contenders are busy promising the earth, but the poisoned challice of Brexit could quickly see off May’s successor.

    6 Jul 2019 , Lalkar
  • Education / Thousands of children are taught in classes that are too big

    Reverse privatisation and create an education system that serves the real needs of both society and individuals.

    4 Jul 2019 ,
  • Divide and rule / Fighting the forces of fascism: persuasion, not force, is key right now

    What should meaningful antifascist work look like in present-day Britain?

    28 Jun 2019 ,
  • Divide and rule / Teach children to kick against gender stereotypes, not gender itself

    The party of the working class must above all be the purveyor of truth.

    26 Jun 2019 ,
  • Czech Republic / Czech comrade speaks in Birmingham and London

    Dr Josef Skála described the advances made by socialist Czechoslovakia and discussed the challenges of organising the forces for socialist reinstatement.

    19 Jun 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Lay-offs and closures / Fight against the closure of Ford Bridgend

    Workers are not to blame for the crisis; stop redundancies and demand nationalisation!

    17 Jun 2019 ,
  • British politics / Prosecuting Boris Johnson

    Leaving aside the double standards of the case, misuse of the law is not in anyone’s interests.

    15 Jun 2019 ,
  • British politics / British workers demand Brexit … TWICE!

    The Brexit party’s win in the 2019 EU election has thrown the Tories into unprecedented chaos.

    12 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Housing / Right-to-rent and work checks promote racism and victimise the most vulnerable

    Forcing landlords and employers to check the immigration status of tenants and employees has led to a surge in homelessness among non-white workers in Britain.

    11 Jun 2019 ,
  • British politics / Tribute to Comrade John Dempster

    A staunch and determined comrade to the end.

    11 Jun 2019 ,
  • Climate change / Letter: How can we deal with climate change?

    Should workers ‘take a haircut’ to save the environment?

    10 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / EU election: a second Brexit referendum. Do we really need a third?

    Britain’s Labour-Tory two-party political monopoly is cracking under the pressure of Brexit.

    6 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Letter: Is the British Worker a racist paper?

    Are there colours, fonts or names we need to avoid in order to preserve our socialist message as we try to connect Marxism with the working masses?

    5 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / British Steel: overproduction crisis claims another scalp

    As thousands of workers lose their jobs, the vultures of Greybull Capital are standing at the front of the queue for ‘reimbursement’.

    3 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Pollution / Residents unite against power station plan next to Bristol inner-city nursery

    Fight against unelected planning authorities exposes once again the true nature of Britain’s sham democracy.

    2 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Support the Sellafield strikers!

    Workers at the Sellafield nuclear plant are in revolt against poverty wages and management bullying.

    28 May 2019 , Proletarian
  • Civil liberties / Julian Assange facing extradition to the United States

    Why is the WikiLeaks founder being targeted now, and what happens next?

    23 May 2019 , Proletarian
  • Society / Hunger on the rise in Britain, despite economic ‘recovery’

    In-work poverty testifies as to who really paid to bail out the banks in 2008. And while hunger is on the rise, one-third of food produced every year is wasted.

    20 May 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Vote Brexit on 23 May!

    British workers have demanded Brexit, and the failure to deliver it is exposing to them the fraud of our so-called parliamentary democracy.

    17 May 2019 ,
  • Disputes / Privatisation directors’ fat salaries come from ripping off health service workers

    Sodexo and Mitie are the latest hospital outsourcing companies to face industrial action by staff over terrible pay and conditions.

    14 May 2019 ,
  • Disputes / Left-Labour-controlled Newham is not such a New Jerusalem

    Despite working for a Labour council and a Corbynite mayor, council workers in Newham face pay cuts and bullying.

    13 May 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Galloway, Farage and the Brexit party

    British workers are set to keep demanding Brexit at the upcoming EU elections.

    7 May 2019 ,
  • Climate change / Yellow vests v Extinction Rebellion

    Climate protestors’ leader accidentally gives away the ruling class’s agenda.

    4 May 2019 ,
  • British politics / Capitalism can’t solve society’s problems, but working people can

    In the immortal words of Karl Marx: “Workers and oppressed peoples of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains; you have a world to win!”

    1 May 2019 ,
  • Civil liberties / Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning!

    Injustice and oppression will never be defeated unless at every turn they are resolutely resisted, whatever the cost.

    23 Apr 2019 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Why gay rights is not a class issue

    It is not ‘homophobic’ for socialists to focus their attention on those contradictions that concern the whole working class in its struggle for socialism.

    20 Apr 2019 ,
  • Social wage / Fire Brigade Inc

    Cuts and outsourcing are part of the slow drive towards total privatisation of this essential service.

    12 Apr 2019 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / Interserve: another outsourcing giant hits the wall

    In the pursuit of monopoly profits, another building corporation turned ‘public service provider’ has gone bust – and the public will be picking up the tab.

    6 Apr 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Antisemitism is cover for a much deeper divide in Britain’s Labour party

    Breakaway MPs hope that smearing Corbyn will obscure the fact that they are remnants of an old political order bankrupt of ideas.

    5 Apr 2019 , Middle East Eye
  • British politics / Brexit betrayal reveals the sham of bourgeois democracy

    Parliament has shown itself to be in direct opposition to the will of the people it theoretically represents.

    3 Apr 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / ‘Neither Brexit nor austerity’ – the People’s Assembly and the yellow vest movement in Britain

    Pitting austerity against Brexit is misleading workers into supporting the interests of British imperialism and dividing rather than uniting workers in struggle.

    29 Mar 2019 ,
  • Economy / Britain lobbies Germany to sell arms to the Saudis

    Crocodile tears over the famine in Yemen are accompanied by strenuous lobbying on behalf of the corporations that are perpetuating it.

    27 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • Health / How to squeeze the NHS and get a gong

    Private drugs companies seize on a ‘loophole’ in NHS rules to vastly overprice medicines.

    25 Mar 2019 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / Brum bin strike concludes with a payout

    A new deal was concluded in March to appease workers’ anger at secret payouts to GMB members during the 2017 strike.

    24 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’

    We do not advocate and we cannot allow the bourgeoisie to impose this divisive ideology upon us.

    23 Mar 2019 ,
  • British politics / Five years without Tony Benn – Stop the War laments

    With friends like these, the working class doesn’t need enemies.

    22 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • Health / Smartphones v doctors: NHS destruction moves up a gear

    A ‘new era of personalised care’ where mobile apps replace overworked GPs.

    20 Mar 2019 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / Deliveroo strikes spread

    Increasing numbers of workers in the gig economy are fighting for basic rights at work.

    17 Mar 2019 ,
  • Social wage / Privatisation undermines the probation service

    The government has reneged on its promise to step in if the privateers failed to deliver.

    17 Mar 2019 ,
  • Divide and rule / Asda continues to flout equal pay rulings

    Automation and unequal pay are just two of the tools being used by retail giants to divide workers, reduce costs and win the cut-throat war of competition.

    14 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Brexit: Parliament does the hokey-cokey

    Splits and back-tracking by politicians combine with rampant media hysteria as Brexit day approaches and the ruling class searches for a way out.

    8 Mar 2019 , Lalkar
  • Lay-offs and closures / Honda doesn’t blame Brexit

    The cover is blown on the attempt to blame everything on Brexit as Honda’s CEO denies that the Swindon closure has anything to do with Brexit uncertainty.

    28 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / Constance Markievicz – class traitor, Irish republican and working-class hero

    London rally salutes the memory of Britain’s first woman MP.

    20 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / South Western railworkers win battle to keep the guard on the train

    Safe and affordable public transport for all. Support our rail workers!

    19 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Britain complicit in Ukrainian war crimes

    Defence secretary Gavin Williamson is working overtime to promote the Anglo-American drive to war with Russia.

    16 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / British think tank implicated in orchestration of the Skripal affair

    The desirability of such an event, along with media and establishment ‘responses’, are all outlined in the files of the shadowy Integrity Initiative.

    13 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / The fake emergency of the Channel boat refugees

    Why is such a fuss being made about the arrival of a few desperate migrants on the shores of one of the richest countries in the world?

    10 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Bring on the no-deal Brexit!

    The ruling class is desperate to find a way out of its Brexit impasse, but hamstrung by its divisions.

    6 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Deliveroo strike in Bristol: gig economy workers fight back

    Resistance to the poverty pay and union-busting tactics of so many zero-hour and gig economy employers is gathering momentum.

    23 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Refuse, resist! Brum rubbish collectors ready to strike as council talks fail

    Brummie binmen are days away from an all-out strike, clashing once again with a Labour council that has rewarded scabs and blacklisted strikers.

    20 Jan 2019 , Sputnik
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobs massacre at Jaguar Land Rover confirmed

    Overproduction not Brexit is to blame. But if there really are too many cars in the world, what are workers to do?

    16 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Health / Newcross Healthcare: rinsing the public coffers

    The true face of privatisation in our public services, where greed and abuse are rewarded and people come last.

    15 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Carillion: lawyers make hay whilst workers wait for pay

    As workers try to get recompense for lost jobs and wages, the whole crooked business of outsourcing is being exposed to view.

    14 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Support the workers against Condor and the ships of shame!

    Defend Brexit and fight for better working conditions for all.

    12 Jan 2019 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / Defend Brexit and manufacturing jobs

    Overproduction in the car industry is being blamed on ‘Brexit uncertainty’ in an effort to justify reversing the EU referendum result.

    9 Jan 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Industry / Interserve: dead men walking?

    How can the outsourcing racket, which sucks the public purse dry while failing to deliver decent services, finally be put an end to?

    4 Jan 2019 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / Cammell Laird strike suspended for now

    Workers’ resistance has led to a stay of execution at the Merseyside shipyard.

    3 Jan 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Brexit paralysis – government and opposition in a shambles

    As withdrawal day approaches, Parliament is at a standstill, and all sides equally at a loss as to how best they should proceed.

    31 Dec 2018 , Lalkar
  • China / Huawei executive arrest – a provocation too far

    The US's persectution of Meng Wanzhou represents a dangerous escalation of its trade war against China.

    30 Dec 2018 , Lalkar
  • Lay-offs and closures / Cammell Laird shipyard strikes

    Overproduction is hitting industry after industry, proving once more that capitalism cannot solve the problems of the masses.

    27 Dec 2018 ,
  • Civil liberties / Branding the wage slaves

    British companies are starting to experiment with microchipping their staff as a way of keeping tabs on their movements.

    24 Dec 2018 ,
  • Social wage / WH Smith gobbles up another 74 post offices

    Another step towards the complete dismemberment and privatisation of the mail service.

    22 Dec 2018 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / FT leaks plans by Jaguar Land Rover to axe 5,000 jobs

    The joy of capitalism: unemployment is the workers’ reward for enriching the company's owners.

    21 Dec 2018 , Birmingham Worker
  • Lay-offs and closures / Support Asda Queslett workers’ fight for jobs

    Don’t let machines come before jobs, nor profit before people.

    19 Dec 2018 , Birmingham Worker
  • Divide and rule / Letter: Identity politics v class politics

    If our political activities don’t threaten imperialism, we need to think again about what we are doing.

    17 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Challenges facing communists in Britain today

    Objective conditions for the creation of a revolutionary movement are improving, but much work needs to be done to take advantage of those conditions.

    14 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / A third of British children live in poverty

    A decade of austerity is taking a heavy toll on Britain’s families.

    13 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Brexit means … remain!

    The ruling class is divided over whether its best bet is to create a ‘Brexit’ in name only, or to re-run the referendum in the hopes of reversing the leave vote altogether.

    12 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • Housing / Grenfell Tower – another long and winding public inquiry

    Privatisation, subcontracting and the drive to maximise profits led to the inferno, but the ruling class will be hoping the inquiry can come up with a scapegoat or two on whom to pin the blame for its crimes.

    8 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Identity politics are anti-Marxian and a harmful diversion from the class struggle

    Refuse to allow our movement to be hijacked by hostile class forces!

    7 Dec 2018 ,
  • Housing / The housing crisis is lining private landlords’ pockets

    Housing benefit is acting as the ‘landlords’ bonus’, while provision of emergency temporary accommodation by private landlords is the ‘icing on the cake’.

    6 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Building an active party

    Capitalism creates its own gravediggers. We must organise them into a mighty liberating army.

    5 Dec 2018 ,
  • Disputes / Birmingham: Two-faced council breaks promises to binmen and residents

    Birmingham’s militant binmen deserve our full support as their dispute looks set to break out again this Christmas.

    1 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Bristol bus protest highlights failing public transport in Britain

    Workers must demand renationalisation as the first step towards affordability, planning, and the sanity of a socialist economy.

    25 Nov 2018 , Proletarian
  • Palestine / Zionism is a racist and antisemitic tool of imperialist policy in the middle east

    It is not the anti-zionists who are guilty of antisemitism, but the zionists themselves. Accusations meant to silence opposition to Israel’s fascistic nature must be resisted.

    24 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Beware the drive to WW3 with Russia and China

    If war is not avoided by workers making revolution first, then we must turn the coming war into a civil war to shake the warmongers off our backs.

    21 Nov 2018 ,
  • Syria / No cooperation with imperialist war crimes in Syria

    Refuse to help with the war effort; full support to the resistance!

    20 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Venezuela solidarity falling short

    British workers have the power to give real solidarity to Venezuela, which is in the front line of the struggle against the imperialist enemy.

    17 Nov 2018 , Lalkar
  • Pay and conditions / University of Manchester support staff to strike against pension attacks

    Cleaners, caterers, security and admin staff are fighting to defend their right to a dignified retirement.

    17 Nov 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Glasgow: Teachers take to the streets

    Pay and conditions in the profession continue to decline, leading to a retention and recruitment crisis in our schools.

    16 Nov 2018 , Proletarian
  • Cuba / Workers must continue to stand in solidarity with revolutionary Cuba

    Comrade Fidel may have gone, but the Cuban revolution lives on, and deserves the support of progressive humanity.

    15 Nov 2018 ,
  • Korea / Support the just cause of peace and reunification in Korea

    The only real impediment to Korean reunification is the occupation of the south by US imperialism.

    14 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Real antifascist work means engaging with workers, not dismissing them

    Every possible effort must be made to win duped workers away from backward ideas that act against their own class interests and help to keep them enslaved.

    13 Nov 2018 ,
  • Social wage / Universal credit: forcing the needy into ever more desperate poverty

    The government can look after the interests of the capitalists or the interests of the workers; it cannot do both.

    13 Nov 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Brexit or bust: Down with the imperialist EU bloc!

    The remainers are right in thinking Brexit will weaken British imperialism; they are wrong in thinking this is a bad thing for British workers.

    9 Nov 2018 , Lalkar
  • USSR / October Revolution 101: the future belongs to communism

    October changed the world forever, and the genie can never be put back in the bottle. Only socialism offers a decent future free from crisis, poverty and war.

    7 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Anti-war work in Britain

    If we want to build an effective anti-war movement, we must work to smash the hold of the imperialist lie machine on workers' minds.

    6 Nov 2018 ,
  • Housing / Residents resist social cleansing in Cambridge

    The CPGB-ML supports tenants in Montreal Square, who are trying to save their community from redevelopment.

    2 Nov 2018 ,
  • Housing / The housing crisis shows that capitalism is due for demolition

    Housing should be a right not a privilege, yet capitalism has proven itself incapable of providing a decent home to every worker.

    1 Nov 2018 ,
  • Society / Meaningful employment is a right for all

    Useful work well done for collective benefit brings personal fulfilment. A society that can't provide such work to its members is not fit for purpose.

    28 Oct 2018 ,
  • Education / Decent education for all

    If we want a society worth living in, education should be high-quality, free, universal, lifelong and publicly provided. Profit-taking has no place in classrooms.

    27 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / Build an information network capable of bringing the truth to British workers!

    For workers to win the battle against capital, they must be armed with a correct understanding to guide their revolutionary struggle.

    26 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / Comrade Harpal Brar steps down as party chairman after 14 years

    Party congress elects new officers and vows to rebuild the communist movement in Britain.

    24 Oct 2018 ,
  • Disputes / Support the Glasgow women’s strike for equal pay

    But beware the Labour wolf in sheep's clothing!

    23 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / The ‘people’s vote’ is Britain’s Euromaidan

    Sponsored by finance capital, privileged workers and small business owners jointly demand that Brexit be overturned and the neoliberal status quo be reasserted.

    22 Oct 2018 , London Worker
  • Disputes / FE lecturers ballot over derisory pay offer

    It is not the job of workers to square the accounts of their employers.

    17 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / The mixed message of the IHRA definition of ‘antisemitism’

    Anti-zionism and opposition to the fascist activities of Israel must not be conflated with antisemitism.

    16 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Courier strikes

    As the food delivery industry consolidates itself, the winning companies and putting the screws on drivers to up their profits.

    16 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Why is Corbyn under attack?

    It is not his alleged ‘antisemitism’ that offends the ruling class, but his refusal to give unconditional support to Israel.

    14 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Government plans to push fracking through the back door

    If we want to save our planet, we’ll need to get rid of capitalism.

    11 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Dental industry: another ‘self-employed’ scam

    Privatisation has led to massive concentration in dentistry, with employees rebranded as ‘associates’.

    10 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Theft of steelworkers’ pensions

    Successful campaigners lose up to half their entitlement, shafted after all by caveats in the small print.

    9 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / Support the fast food strikers!

    Fast food workers across Britain are organising to demand decent pay and conditions.

    3 Oct 2018 ,
  • Housing / Property tycoon hikes rent by 10 percent

    The decimation of social housing proves once more the inability of the market to provide even for people's most basic needs.

    1 Oct 2018 , London Worker
  • Education / School exclusions create prisoners, not reformed pupils

    With ever more social problems manifesting in the classroom, and support staff and services being axed, draconian methods of ‘behaviour management’ are on the rise.

    28 Sep 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / British workers demand Brexit!

    It is not in our class interests to allow the referendum result to be overturned.

    27 Sep 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / University of London workers strike a blow against the outsourcing racket

    A simple demand for a basic rights is causing consternation in the camp of the class enemy.

    20 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / Support Birmingham’s homecare workers

    Before Labour councillors privatise the service completely.

    19 Sep 2018 , Birmingham Worker
  • British politics / Fascist tactics: How Jeremy Corbyn’s detractors are plotting to remove him

    The Labour leader’s opponents don’t care about antisemitism. They’ll just do anything to remove Corbyn.

    18 Sep 2018 , Middle East Eye
  • British politics / Collusion between British security services and jihadis revealed

    Further proof that it is in workers’ interests to oppose and challenge the imperialist foreign policy of our ruling class.

    5 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Libyan terrorists nurtured by British imperialism bite the hand that feeds

    The terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena was carried out by a young man whose training and radicalisation were facilitated by British secret services.

    5 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Prison report reveals truth about Britain’s dreadful concentration camps

    If one can judge a society by how it treats its prisoners, British imperialism continues to plumb new depths of baseness and depravity.

    3 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Comrade Dave Coates: a life in the struggle

    Red salute to a dear comrade and tireless fighter for the working class.

    2 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Our party’s internationalist tasks: building a revolutionary party

    What does it take to make a revolution here at home?

    24 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Profiteers of war: how working-class kids die to keep the rich rich

    A former soldier's compelling call for non-cooperation with imperialist war.

    23 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Is Corbyn racist?

    What is behind the relentless campaign against Corbyn’s ‘antisemitism’ and ‘terrorist wreath-laying’ in our national media?

    21 Aug 2018 ,
  • Media / How Wikipedia is used to prop up the imperialist lie machine

    The internet encyclopaedia is an important front in the information war being waged by our rulers.

    20 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • USSR / How do socialists approach the veil?

    Boris Johnson's comments do nothing to elighten anyone or further a debate, but those of his opponents are not much more sensible.

    19 Aug 2018 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / More redundancies in the Midlands: Rolls-Royce and JLR

    The world crisis of overproduction is far from over.

    12 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Disputes / West Midlands firefighters threat of strike causes employer to retreat?

    Long live workers’ militant unity.

    11 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Gig economy faces legal setbacks

    Curbs being put on fictitious ‘self-employment’.

    9 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Media / The ongoing ‘fake news’ debacle

    In the name of suppressing ‘fake news’ the bourgeoisie seeks to suppress inconvenient truth.

    6 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / ‘Novichok’ 2: the continuing propaganda drive against Russia

    Second ‘novichok’ case undermines the claims of the first as hysterical anti-Russia campaign falls flat.

    4 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Pay and conditions / Court victory for workers’ rights

    Supreme court makes landmark ruling against the practice of fake 'self-employment' by which companies strip workers of their rights.

    27 Jul 2018 , Lalkar
  • Health / NHS: government forced to recognise reality

    The NHS needs more money for services and staff, not simply to create further profits for the bloodsucking privateers.

    16 Jul 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / The myth of Labour party antisemitism

    On the zionist-backed campaign against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour party.

    3 Jul 2018 , Lalkar
  • Disputes / TGI Fridays staff strike over tips ‘redistribution’

    Cut-throat competition in the oversupplied public dining sector is forcing real wages down even as the minimum wage officially goes up.

    21 Jun 2018 ,
  • Media / Bringing Julian Assange home

    John Pilger on the significance of WikiLeaks and the rage of US imperialism against its founder.

    20 Jun 2018 , Information Clearing House
  • Trade unions / Universities union leader Sally Hunt sidesteps members’ censure motion

    Trade union 'democracy' in action.

    19 Jun 2018 ,
  • Social wage / Poverty on the rise as Birmingham’s Labour council freezes burial fees

    Rates of child poverty are soaring in Britain’s major cities; Labour councils are as impotent and callous as all the rest.

    14 Jun 2018 , Proletarian
  • Health / Saving the NHS: the method and success rate of the petition ‘activist’

    All sound and fury signifying nothing much.

    10 Jun 2018 , Proletarian