Today marks 85 years since the Catalan Offensive, the tragic end of the Spanish Civil War. Here we republish an introduction to Trotsky’s pamphlet, “The Lessons of Spain: The Last Warning” (1937), written by Ted Grant in collaboration with Ralph Lee while they were in the Workers’ International League: a predecessor Read more…
On the sixth day of Marxmas, we give to you this article on James Connolly and the Easter Rising. The revolutionary history of Ireland has been a thorn in the side of the British bourgeoisie for hundreds of years. Born in 1868 into a poor family in Edinburgh, James Connolly Read more…
And we’re off, with the second day of strike action. Our comrades on the pickets have told us the mood is still energetic and workers and students are very angry. The success of the first day has spurred on the strikers. In Glasgow, our comrades were literally beating the drum Read more…
On the 27th of October, Australian footballer for Adelaide United, Josh Cavallo, announced through a social media post that he is gay. He is the first professional footballer to do so, and has been supported by many who hope to see football become a welcoming sport for all to participate Read more…
Pupils across England are returning to school last Monday, as the government ignores the warnings of teachers and scientific advisors. We cannot trust the Tories with children’s health and education. Instead, we need to put workers in control.
After weeks of organizing, a rapidly growing fee strike movement at SOAS succeeded in forcing the university administration to sit down with a committee of student organizers on 19th February to negotiate a set of impressive demands that includes an unconditional tuition refund for students. Bringing the intransigent administration of Read more…
Originally posted by our comrades in Socialist Revolution, the US section of the International Marxist Tendency. Follow socialistrevolution.org for more US news. Last week, a devastating winter storm hammered Texas and wreaked havoc on 90% of the state’s energy infrastructure. The crisis caused a loss of heat, unreliable water Read more…
This week’s #TheoryThursday deals with the question of what the state represents under capitalist society, how the working class can win power and the attitude Marxists should have towards bourgeois parliaments.
Last Sunday, Boris Johnson insisted on multiple occasions that the majority of primary schools in England would fully open the following day, on Monday 4 January. He repeatedly assured that they would be safe for students and staff. These assertions from the Prime Minister came despite a planned week-long delay in exam-sitting pupils (those in Read more…
The Mark Andrew Development (MAD) hospitality group recently went bust, leaving over 100 workers in the City of Manchester without a job. 125 staff at pubs, clubs and other venues in Manchester all owned by MAD entertainment were given no warning or support from their employer when the company Read more…
Anyone who reads our website or the Socialist Appeal newspaper regularly will know that we live in extremely turbulent times. The established order is beginning to crumble. The global crisis of capitalism has produced political turmoil all over the world. In every country, long established parties and traditions are Read more…
On 9 June 2018 several thousand supporters of the far-right figure Tommy Robinson marched in London. They dwarfed the counter-protest that had been called against them. For a full analysis of that event see here. On 14 July 2018 another far-right demonstration is being planned. This time we must be Read more…