Socialist Appeal
The Marxist voice of Labour and youth
A new book by journalist Bob Wylie explores the murky dealings and shady accounting practices that led to the collapse of Carillion in 2018. Under capitalism, such parasitic Ponzi schemes are not the exception, but the rule.
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In telling the story of the ‘Mangrove Nine’, Steve McQueen’s new BBC film highlights the struggle against racism, then and now. As the protagonist asserts: the system is rigged and rotten. We must rip up racism at its root – capitalism.
The latest film from Aaron Sorkin, creator of ‘The West Wing’, depicts the events of the 1969-70 ‘conspiracy trial’ against anti-war activists in the USA: another clear example of the racist and reactionary nature of the capitalist legal system.
Owen Jones’ latest book chronicles the Corbyn years, offering an insider’s view on the problems faced by the Labour left. But the author fails to draw the key lesson from these events: that we need bold and militant leadership.