Archives

Storms and teacups

Posted on February 25th 2010 | No comments

Both the media and bourgeois politicians want us to concentrate on personal strengths and weaknesses. But that is not the main issue, argues James Turley
The British election season is heating up, in more ways than one.
Firstly, and most prominently displayed in the last week, the dirty tricks are getting dirtier. Gordon Brown has become the [...]

In another world

Posted on December 10th 2009 | No comments
inanother

Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report includes a ‘supertax’ on bankers’ bonuses. James Turley calls for more
The bankers are at it again. In spite of their new status as national hate-figures and pariahs, which has even extended – if only in words – to the political establishment, the rapid approach of the festive season has once again [...]

UK economy: whatever happened to those green shoots?

Posted on November 11th 2009 | No comments
dying plant

Once again, says James Turley, it has not been a good couple of weeks for Alastair Darling and Gordon Brown
On October 23, to widespread surprise and consternation among the British ruling class, the first figures for third-quarter GDP growth were released by the office for national statistics. Expectations were high that the UK had pulled [...]

Oxford public meeting – capitalism’s crisis and the communist alternative

Posted on October 20th 2009 | 1 comment
going-out-of-business

[ October 27, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Oxford Communist Students are hosting our first public meeting on Tuesday October 27, in the Judges room at Oxford Town Hall. The meeting will start at 7.30pm and will be addressed by Mike Macnair – a leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and author of the recent book Revolutionary strategy: Marxism and [...]

Why should students support the postal strike?

Posted on October 19th 2009 | No comments
Build solidarity on every campus!

Build solidarity on every campus!
Liverpool postie Dave Carr explains why students should back the Postal Strike and build solidarity on campus.
1. Why are postal workers striking?
The reason the CWU are giving is because Royal Mail are failing to honour the agreement struck to end the 2007 strikes. Many changes have been made, but [...]

Establishment unity

Posted on September 25th 2009 | No comments

James Turley calls for a powerful workers’ movement needs to offer a real political lead in challenging the power of the capitalists
As the last party conference season before the general election gets into full swing, all corners of bourgeois politics are singing from the same hymn sheet. And the music is troubling to the ears [...]

Tower Hamlets College strike rally report

Posted on September 14th 2009 | No comments
altab ali

Simon Wells reports on the rally in support of striking Tower Hamlets College workers
At Tower Hamlets College in East London, for over a three weeks now, 250 members of staff have been on indefinite strike. The strike is against education cuts at the college affecting places for people who want to study ESOL (English for [...]

The G20 and continued US-UK domination

Posted on September 11th 2009 | No comments
G20

Running out of road
James Turley looks at the G20 and continued US-UK domination
Over the weekend, finance ministers and officials from the G20 group of industrialised states met in London, ahead of a summit of G20 leaders in Pittsburgh later this month.
The result of the meeting is, to say the least, very telling. The main talking [...]

National event: Fighting For Marxism On Campus

Posted on September 3rd 2009 | No comments
Karl Marx: News of the Coming Revolt

[ October 17, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Saturday October 17 2009
Manchester University Student Union, Oxford Road
Meeting Room 1, 10am – 6pm
Capitalism is in its deepest crisis since the 1930s. The world is at an historic turning point. The crisis comes at an enormous human cost – soaring unemployment, house repossessions, wage cuts and attacks on basic services and social security provision. The [...]

Lindsey: political fight to make the gains permanent

Posted on July 10th 2009 | No comments
undefined

James Turley draws lessons from the Lindsey workers’ victory

A protracted and hard-fought struggle has drawn to a close at the Lindsey oil refinery (LOR). And there is little doubt over who has come out on top – all the workers’ demands have been met, including the reinstatement of nearly 700 made redundant and sacked, guarantees [...]

 
  Older Entries »