Blairite cliques are still in control of a sizable number of Labour Student societies across the country. In Chester, Swansea and Hull these societies have released statements calling for disciplinary action against the left-wing Labour MP Chris Williamson. The statements gloss over, in vague terms, the exact wrongdoing against which Read more…
Every crisis in life makes some and breaks others. So it is with the smears of the bourgeois establishment on Jeremy Corbyn and the movement behind him. These pressures too are breaking some whilst steeling others. Take, for example, Joe Smallman’s recent article for politics.co.uk. In his piece, the author Read more…
The London Young Labour (LYL) Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on Saturday 3 February, was a victory for left-wingers in the Labour Party. Momentum dominated the event, and wrested control of LYL away from the right-wing of the party. The election of Momentum-backed Artin Giles as Chair of LYL was Read more…
On Friday, during a UK Youth Parliament sitting of the House of Commons, members of UK Youth Parliament sang rounds of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn”. With an average age of 15 in the Youth Parliament, we once again see the incredible impact of the Corbyn movement on winning over young people. Read more…
Live updates of commentary and analysis from Marxists around the country after yesterday’s General Election: ———— This election result confirms the process that is going on around the world of a growing polarisation. Workers and young people are looking for political leadership and either forming radical mass movements or as Read more…
Here’s a collection of thoughts and analysis from revolutionary Marxists all over the country: Last night Jeremy Corbyn concluded seven weeks of General Election campaigning with his 90th rally, in front of hundreds of people in Islington – his home constituency. Football-style chants filled the air in the Union Chapel Read more…
Theresa May shocked the country yesterday by announcing that she will seek a general election on June 8. Despite the naysayers, this is a fight that Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party can win, provided they offer a bold, socialist alternative to grinding austerity. The meteoric rise of far-left candidate Read more…
Last week Jeremy Corbyn unveiled Labour’s new pledge to provide free school meals for all primary school students in the UK, to be funded by additional VAT on private education fees, amounting to £1bn. Referencing several recent studies by the National Centre for Social Research and the Institute for Fiscal Read more…
Labour groups all over the country are coming out in defence of Jeremy Corbyn. See below for a selection of motions and statements that have been passed in the last few days. Using these and the model resolution below as a guide, activists should move resolutions in wards, branches and Read more…
There was a Momentum meeting in Sheffield yesterday to discuss the best way to defend Corbyn against those Labour MPs who are trying to remove him. Around 200 people turned up to the meeting, which was a great turnout. Peter and Rhea both addressed the meeting, with the latter’s speech talking Read more…
A recent petition that is part of the Defend Corbyn, Fight for Socialism campaign has been gathering support online and in public meetings. We publish below a selection of comments from people outraged at the way the media is treating Jeremy Corbyn – a shameless attempt by wealthy newspaper owners Read more…