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As armaments were piled up in preparation for the Second World War 
Yesterday was May Day, or International Workers Day. Here we take a look at the historical origins of this day of struggle.
This month marks 90 years since Lenin returned to Russia from exile. He immediately embarked on the task of convincing not only the mass of workers, but also the Bolshevik leadership, that the tasks of the revolution were socialist, that what was needed was for power to pass to the hands of the Soviets.
Wellred bookshop has published, in three volumes, Trotsky's classic The History of the Russian Revolution. It is fitting that Wellred has issued the book on the 90th anniversary of these world-shattering events by one of its leading participants.
At the end of the Second World War the Labour Party was elected into office, a clear rejection of Churchill and his anti-working class policies. But the statements of the Labour leaders revealed that they intended to continue with capitalism. The British ruling class understood they could use these leaders, discredit them and then bring back the Tories. Ted Grant warned the Labour leaders that this is what would happen.
Over the Easter period Channel 4 showed the film 'The Passion of the Christ' documenting the life of Jesus Christ. Here we re-publish the original review and critique of the film by Rob Sewell, which showed the revolutionary origins of Christianity.
25 years ago Thatcher exploited the crisis of the Falkland Islands to the Tory government's advantage. What position should the Marxists have taken? Here we provide an analysis by Ted Grant published at the time that answered this question.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war. Here we republish the late Phil Mitchinson's article, written in 2002, in truncated form. The war that broke out between Britain and Argentina over the ownership of the Falkland Islands required an analysis by Marxists that considered carefully the national question and the Marxist attitude to war.
Contrary to the official mythology about Churchill, by 1944 he was already losing support among the people of Britain. This article by Ted Grant, written at the time and based on local election results, shows that the workers were becoming radicalised. This was to be confirmed in a dramatic way just after the war when Labour won a landslide victory.
This month marks the 200th anniversary of the official abolition of slavery and the passing of the Slave Trade Act, which made the capture, and transport of slaves by British subjects unlawful.
