Theory and analysis

  The COVID-19 pandemic has brought British capitalism to its knees. With unemployment soaring and the economy spiralling into the deepest recession ever recorded, Boris Johnson is desperate to restart the machinery of exploitation. To this end, the British ruling class and their ministers are above nothing and are fully prepared to put school students and their families in huge danger. From the very beginning the callous disregard of the conservative government Read more…

  Only a few months have passed since the farcical decision that Muslim families would not be allowed to visit their families, in an announcement coming just two hours before the start of Eid celebrations. Then came Tory MP Craig Whittaker’s shameful interview where he claims that “it is the BAME communities that are not taking this (COVID-19) seriously enough” – which, needless to say, is wildly inaccurate. Desperate to find another Read more…

  Today, a group of school students in a Sheffield school have been forced back into isolation after two of their classmates tested positive for COVID19. This has come after a campaign from the teacher’s union, NEU, claiming that there were not enough safety measures in place to stop COVID19 spreading throughout schools.  Less than one week into students returning to schools, and critics of the government’s plan have already been proven Read more…