Socialist Appeal
The British section of the International Marxist Tendency
We republish here an article by Ted Grant on the 1926 general strike. With the class struggle sharpening in Britain, union leaders and workers alike are again raising the idea of a general strike. It is vital we learn the lessons from history.
A new study has revealed how the British secret services took covert action against Trotskyist groups, in particular the Militant, which they regarded as a threat. This should serve as a warning to activists today not to be complacent.
55 years ago today, the Welsh village of Aberfan was hit by an avalanche of mining waste. As with the Grenfell fire, warnings by local residents had been ignored by callous officials. The fight for justice is a fight against capitalism.
On this day 90 years ago, Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald joined forces with the Tories and Liberals to form the National Government, to carry out vicious attacks against the working class. Rob Sewell examines the lessons of the great betrayal.
100 years ago, Labour councillors in Poplar led a mass campaign and took on the ruling class in order to defend working-class communities. Ben Gliniecki examines the lessons for the labour movement in the fight against austerity today.