British communists, socialists and labour organisers don’t operate on neutral ground. They work inside a capitalist state whose institutions exist to preserve bourgeois property and political power. Whatever formal rights the working class possesses are concessions produced by struggle, not…
RNLI volunteers have been advised to stop wearing branded clothing when it could place them in danger, as far-right groups step up their intimidation of lifeboat crews involved in rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel. The charity has also told…
The Scottish government is consulting on plans to cap the prices of up to 50 essential food products, including milk, eggs, cheese and rice. Large supermarkets would have to offer at least one version of each product at the capped…
Water companies have been invited to advise on the design of new panels that are supposed to hold them accountable to the public. It’s a neat summary of Labour’s approach to the privatised water industry: let the monopolies keep control…
The Green Party of England and Wales has suspended Eleanora Sophie Folan, a trans communist elected by party members to its governing council, following a coordinated barrage of complaints and hostile press coverage. Folan, better known as the founder of…
Hundreds of far-right activists descended on Portsmouth on Sunday night after a boat carrying 140 asylum seekers was intercepted near the Hampshire coast. The vessel’s arrival prompted a major rescue operation involving lifeboats, a helicopter, an aeroplane, Border Force, police…
Labour has accused Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” after he used the Somali birthplace of a prospective Labour candidate to question whether she belonged in the British parliament. Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden council, is considered an…
Hundreds of masked far-right activists blockaded roads around the Port of Dover on Saturday morning without a single arrest being made. Dressed uniformly in black and wearing balaclavas, the protesters linked arms across the A20 and other approaches to Britain’s…
A masked far-right mobilisation blocked roads around the Port of Dover on Saturday morning, disrupting workers, residents and travellers while claiming to act in defence of the country. Dozens of people dressed in black and wearing balaclavas linked arms across…
Britain’s food supply is increasingly threatened by climate breakdown, disease and cyber-attacks, yet the government has failed to prepare properly for serious disruption, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. The public spending watchdog said DEFRA, the department responsible for…
