Marx wasn’t born a Marxist, many different things pull people towards Marxist ideas or inspire them think in a certain way. Learn about different inspirations for Marxist students.
The Department of Education announced a new scheme to introduce Latin as a subject in state schools to help “put an end to the divide” between private and state schools. We highly doubt it.
Mass demonstrations were seen in cities across Britain over the weekend, as thousands took to the streets to condemn the crimes of Israeli imperialism, and to show support for the Palestinian liberation struggle. Intifada until victory!
The murder of Sarah Everard has exposed the day-to-day dangers still facing women under capitalism. Across the country, people have begun to protest against this oppression, and the institutions that enforce it. Birmingham is no different, as students began to mobilise in response to reports of attempted kidnappings, sexual assault Read more…
Capitalism cannot be allowed to continue – its collapse has already begun. We must organise to deliver the knockout blow. Let’s use this opportunity to agitate, educate, and organise. Join us at the #MSFConference2021 and help us in this struggle! #RevYouth4RevTimes
In this issue of Revolution, we have articles on the political turbulence of 2020; the Tories’ callous treatment of teachers and students and the militant response from the NEU; how to fight for LGBT liberation; as well as our analysis of the student rent strike wave and the demands we are putting forward. Get your copy today!
With the announcement of the new lockdown, our rent strike page, Student Justice Now, exploded in interest from angered and confused students. We also witnessed the creation of another rent strike page run by students at the University of Birmingham, it hit 1500 followers within 24 hours of being established. Read more…
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of those stories we can’t seem to get enough of. Since the original novella was released in 1843 under the title ‘A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,’ it has been adapted numerous times into many different formats: Read more…
Last Thursday, school and college students from across the country joined together to discuss the #tellthetruth campaign. The campaign is hosting three meetings throughout December, one on economics, one on history and one on politics. Last Thursday, the topic was economics. The speaker spoke candidly about the lies taught to Read more…
An idea that is often proposed by the education syllabus is that the far left and far right are indivisible. I remember in school being taught the horseshoe theory which propagated the idea that the political spectrum curves, with fascism and communism sitting a stone’s throw away from each other. Read more…
Living in a small town, it can feel like you’re surrounded by apathy, and this can often lead to feelings of isolation and powerlessness in the fight against capitalism. However, Revolution Festival 2020, hosted by Socialist Appeal cut straight through this – it was a heartening and inspiring experience.
Sheffield: We joined striking university workers on the picket line in the rain this morning. Over the next few weeks, we will be posting first hand accounts from UCU members talking about why they’re on strike and how the issues around the USS pension fund, pay, and working conditions Read more…
I knew that coming to university would allow me to meet people that shared my political views. Coming from a small college, I’d never talked about the issues that face human beings and our planet with my friends at home. Most political talk was limited to surface level drama Read more…