Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks

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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 / 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
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

Capitalist crisis / Why should the working class pay the cost of the capitalist crisis?

Profiteering, taxation, money printing, social provision cuts, interest rate hikes ... are all combining to transfer the burden of the crisis onto the backs of the poor.

16 Mar 2022 , 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
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
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 / CBI arrogance undermines capitalist stability

Thinking representatives of the system are increasingly concerned with how blatant the corporate control and looting of the Treasury has become.

13 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
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
Industry / Dental industry: another ‘self-employed’ scam

Privatisation has led to massive concentration in dentistry, with employees rebranded as ‘associates’.

10 Oct 2018 , Proletarian
Economy / The Paradise Papers and corporate tax avoidance

As usual, it’s one rule for us and another for them.

1 Dec 2017 , Proletarian
British politics / How the scabs were ditched, and other dirty laundry of 1989-90

The latest release of cabinet papers gives us a further insight into the secret doings of our ruling class.

1 Dec 2016 , Proletarian

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Capitalist crisis / Kwarteng’s budget: less red tape – fewer workers rights

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are working hard to ‘save’ the economy... By stripping away rights and putting the City of London first.

3 Oct 2022, Proletarian TV
Climate change / Oxfam: Can fairer taxes save our environment?

Oxfam report on ‘carbon inequality’ identifies problems but fails to come close to any meaningful solution.

3 Dec 2020,
Economy / Amazon plays cat and mouse with the digital tax

A weak attempt to get some cash out of the online giants has fallen flat, landing struggling small traders with a new bill.

9 Nov 2020,
Social wage / Picking workers’ pockets: the face mask tax is back

Capitalism just can’t stop itself from revealing its true colours.

3 Nov 2020,

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Tax highlights

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.

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.

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.

Capitalist crisis / Why should the working class pay the cost of the capitalist crisis?

Profiteering, taxation, money printing, social provision cuts, interest rate hikes ... are all combining to transfer the burden of the crisis onto the backs of the poor.

Economy / Scandalous levels of public service corruption in Britain

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

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.

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.

Economy / CBI arrogance undermines capitalist stability

Thinking representatives of the system are increasingly concerned with how blatant the corporate control and looting of the Treasury has become.

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.

Industry / Dental industry: another ‘self-employed’ scam

Privatisation has led to massive concentration in dentistry, with employees rebranded as ‘associates’.

Economy / The Paradise Papers and corporate tax avoidance

As usual, it’s one rule for us and another for them.

British politics / How the scabs were ditched, and other dirty laundry of 1989-90

The latest release of cabinet papers gives us a further insight into the secret doings of our ruling class.

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Capitalist crisis / Kwarteng’s budget: less red tape – fewer workers rights

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are working hard to ‘save’ the economy... By stripping away rights and putting the City of London first.

Climate change / Oxfam: Can fairer taxes save our environment?

Oxfam report on ‘carbon inequality’ identifies problems but fails to come close to any meaningful solution.

Economy / Amazon plays cat and mouse with the digital tax

A weak attempt to get some cash out of the online giants has fallen flat, landing struggling small traders with a new bill.

Social wage / Picking workers’ pockets: the face mask tax is back

Capitalism just can’t stop itself from revealing its true colours.

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