By Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member. The TUC is organising the first coordinated action of all of those trade unions that have balloted
Year: 2023
By Michael Roberts In some ways, the radical sessions at ASSA (Allied Social Science Associations) were disappointing. As far as I could tell there were
By Michael Roberts As usual, there were hundreds of sessions and papers at this year’s ASSA 2023, the annual conference of the American Economics Association
By Andy Ford, Unite NHS rep The nursing strikes called by the Royal College of Nursing on December 15 and 20 were a tremendous success.
By John Pickard It is clear from the most recent opinion polls that the Labour Party’s fortunes are rising despite its current leadership. The YouGov
Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) looks at a myth-busting book by Tariq Ali (2022 – Verso) This book, given to me as a
Polycrisis and depression in the 21st century
By Michael Roberts ‘Polycrisis’ is the buzz word among leftists right now. The word expresses the coming together and interlocking of various crises: economic (inflation
Where is Britain Going? By Leon Trotsky.
Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) discusses a socialist classic from 1925 and looks at its lessons for the labour movement today. The full
By Steve McKenzie, member of UNITE Community branch, Lewisham A kleptocracy is probably the most accurate description of the ruling elite in Britain today. They have
One of the most important domestic political issues at the moment, if not the most important, is the dire state of the National Health Service.