Feeling the wind in their sails, the Labour right wing is on the offensive. And now they are coming for left MPs such as Apsana Begum in Tower Hamlets. The lesson is clear: we need a bold socialist leadership in the labour movement.
The class struggle is heating up in Britain, as striking RMT members bring the railways to a standstill, and the Tories and bosses attempt to crush the unions. The gutter press is screaming about ‘class war’. And – for once – they’re correct.
Support staff at Leeds University, organised in Unison, are on strike this week, fighting for decent pay. This is one of many struggles taking place on UK campuses, as workers and students mobilise against the marketisation of education.
Last Saturday saw a mass mobilisation of the trade union movement, around demands to tackle the cost-of-living disaster. With the Tories and bosses on the attack, the stage is set for bitter battles. Workers and youth must fight for revolution.
Tomorrow, thousands of workers and youth are descending on the streets of London to protest against the Tories, and to demand real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis. We say: Fight inflation with socialist policies! Join the Marxists!
New Hollywood blockbuster ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ revives the 1980s film franchise in order to reminisce about the power of US imperialism. In doing so, however, this sequel highlights Washington’s anxiety, as American dominance wanes.