Israeli society rotting from the inside
By John Pickard There is nothing happening to Israelis that can in any way compare to the brutal and genocidal assault on the people of Gaza, whereRead More
Editorial: heatwaves, climate change and net zero
It is hard to get away from the issue of global warming at the moment. South East England is suffering its fourth heat wave with temperatures soaringRead More
Ed Waugh’s play goes down a storm in Belfast
Report by John Pickard The key task for all socialists and trade unionists in Northern Ireland today is to build workers’ unity in the face of aRead More
AI and productivity
By Michael Roberts Alphabet (Google) announced its earnings results on 22 July 2026. At first sight, the results were spectacular: revenue was up 24%, with revenue fromRead More
Iran war: even military superpowers have limitations
By John Pickard Notwithstanding the comic machismo of US War Secretary, Pete Hegseth, and leaving aside the impossibility of taking seriously anything Donald Trump says, the latestRead More
Same faction, new name: Burnham hands role to ex-chief of Labour Together
By Andy Walker Alison Phillips, who oversaw ThinkLabour’s rebrand from the disgraced Labour Together, is Andy Burnham’s new deputy chief of staff – the latest sign thatRead More
Chinese Civil War 1946-1950: Origins and background
By Andy Ford In July 1946, eighty years ago, the first shots were fired in the Chinese Civil War on the North China plains. The war endedRead More
Nigel Farage, Reform and…Montenegro
Republished from Facebook In addition to pointing out how this by-election is really not about Clacton and all about Farage. We need to also keep asking theRead More
EHRC guidance on the rights of trans people: the human cost
We republish here a long post taken from a private Facebook group for trans people and their supporters, and used with permission but anonymously. It sets outRead More
USA: a new McCarthyism raises its ugly head
By John Pickard The drift in governance in the main countries of capitalism – notably Europe and the USA – is moving slowly but inexorably towards anRead More
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