The dispute over taxation shows the bourgeois establishment’s poverty of ideas, argues James Turley As the election campaign gets into full swing, many of the initial exchanges have all been linked to one issue - changes to the Britain’s tax system. The first flashpoint came out of the recent budget - Labour plans a small hike in ...
CS Conference is taking place on Saturday April 17 at the University of Manchester Students’ Union, Steve Biko Building, Oxford Road, Manchester. Registration / CS membership for 2010: £10 / £5 (v. skint) Observer fee: £5 ————————————————————————————————– Read the statements by candidates for the CS National Executive here. ————————————————————————————————– Read the motions for Conference here. ————————————————————————————————– Read the amendments ...
Are the main players in TUSC really interested in building the biggest left alternative at the election? Dave McAllister of Communist Students and the CPGB wonders what they're afraid of As residents of Walthamstow, myself and two other CPGB comrades were keen to get involved in the election campaign of Nancy Taaffe, member of the Socialist ...
Prepare for a political fightback, writes James Turley On Saturday April 10, thousands are to gather in central London to march in defence of public services. The march is supported by all the major trade unions, and the organised left is, of course, expected to be out in force. It is not difficult to see why. The ...
With Tory confusion on the economy, the general election looks to be very close, writes James Turley Alastair Darling’s budget was in effect the opening shot in Labour’s election campaign and, given the global economic crisis, he made a fair fist of it. As everyone knows, he had to promise financial responsibility, while offering a few ...
Elementary workplace struggles demand to be generalised, writes James Turley The British Airways dispute is the most recent of a whole series of strikes in which workers have been forced to resist attacks on their wages, conditions and indeed their jobs. The three-day walkout by BA cabin crew over March 20-22 took place despite the agreement ...
The mobilisation against the English Defence League was attacked and kettled by a well planned police operation. Sinead Rylance and Chris Strafford report After postponing its demonstration from the original date of March 6 due to Hindu celebrations in the town centre, the English Defence League marched in Bolton on March 20. In the run-up, the ...
At this meeting CS member Chris Strafford from Manchester will be debating anarchist Martin Wright from London's east end. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend. Please join the event on facebook to stay updated. Weds 24th March, 7:30pm Room G52, SOAS student union Thornhaugh Street (just off Russell Square) Tube: Russell Square / Euston
Chris Strafford reports on an artistic and engaging campaign Communist Students stood two candidates in last week’s elections to the University of Manchester student union: Cat Rylance for general secretary and Robi Folkard for academic affairs. Cat won 17% of the vote on a communist platform which stressed democracy - within the student movement, the university ...
James Turley takes on the reactionaries whipping up hysteria over the age of criminal responsibility Ever on the lookout for a soft target, the forces of reaction in Britain have recently directed their fire against ... children. The issue is the proper age of criminal responsibility - at what point is an individual legally considered fit for ...
Manchester Communist Students will be picketing The UBS branch in Manchester can be found on Marsden street (map) as part of the international day of action against UBS for Friday the 19th of March at 3pm. We will be picketing the Manchester UBS offices in support of victimised trade union Albert Durango and the Latin American Workers ...
On International Women's Day (March 8th), women were at the forefront of the fight against the Islamic regime, writes Tina Becker On International Women’s Day, around 100 people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in London to protest against the repression of women in Iran. Organised by the March 8 Women’s Organisation (Iran-Afghanistan), they heard a range ...
The Tories are showing themselves up as the party of corruption, says James Turley Michael Ashcroft, the Tory peer and deputy chairman, is one of a handful in the House of Lords who has non-domiciled tax status - that is, for tax purposes he is not registered as resident in Britain. Instead, his notional home is ...