When people in Britain hear about poverty, they’re usually shown stories like Jaywick, a coastal town in Essex described by the BBC as “England’s most deprived neighbourhood.” Reporters visit its cracked pavements and boarded-up shops every few years, interview kind-hearted…
The BBC recently reported the case of Sarah (a pseudonym), a woman who tried to use the UK’s Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme — better known as Clare’s Law — to find out whether her partner had a history of abuse….
The acquittal of former British paratrooper David James Cleary, known publicly as Soldier F, is not merely a legal incident isolated in time. It is the latest affirmation of a centuries-long relationship of domination in which the British state has…
Across Yorkshire, smaller towns are increasingly finding themselves without any local bank branches at all. According to the Office for National Statistics, more than half of the region’s bank branches have closed in the past ten years. In places such…
Among the many peculiarities of the British state, few embody its class contradictions more clearly than the Crown Estate. Officially described as “a collection of lands and holdings belonging to the monarch in right of the Crown,” the Estate claims…
The British ruling class loves to romanticise the soldier. Recruitment ads paint the armed forces as a path to honour, adventure, or personal growth. But stripped of the glossy propaganda, what does it actually mean to become a soldier in…
In a decisive assertion of economic sovereignty, the People’s Republic of China has tightened export controls on rare earth elements and other critical materials central to global technology production. The move comes amid escalating pressure from U.S. imperialism, which continues…
Across depots in Britain, DPD delivery drivers have begun a three-day refusal of labour. Their cause is simple and just: the company has cut the rate of pay for small parcel deliveries by 65 pence per stop, a change that…
Revolutionary work demands more than slogans, theories, or the repetition of formulas. Real progress requires grounding ideas in lived conditions and shaping strategies around the concrete realities faced by the people. There are several essential lessons for ensuring that political…
The latest figures on household energy debt in Britain reveal not merely an economic accident, but the deliberate outcome of class policy. The burden of debt borne by the masses — £4.43 billion, nearly three times higher than in 2020…
