Theory and analysis

Social housing, landlord expropriation, and the need for a socialist housing policy

Home, the saying goes, is where the heart is. Yet it is there that we are being forced to bear the most sickening attacks. We face manipulative agencies, dodgy landlords, and a pathetic government building programme. This is pricing millions, especially those of us under thirty, out of a decent home. Take house prices, for example. The house price to earnings ratio is over 9:1 in London. The price of a typical Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

1968: year of revolution – Marxist student conference agenda and details

  We’re excited to announce the agenda and details of the 5th annual conference of the Marxist Student federation. Everyone’s welcome so bring your friends! Please also bring £5 entry fee to help us cover the costs of the conference. Date 17 February 2018 Venue Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London (nearest tube station is Russell Square) Agenda 10:30am – 1968: year of revolution The year 1968 is etched into the historical memory Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Brexit, EU students, and the need for free education

In the midst of the ongoing Brexit chaos students may be wondering what is going to happen to their European friends and colleagues. Will we retain the same rights? Will we be still considered equal? Well, let’s be clear: our rights were never “equal” in the first place. Yes, we are subject to the same tuition fee rate and can get a loan for it from the Student Loans Company (SLC) which Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Fight modern-day slavery – fight imperialism!

Last week Warwick Anti-Racism Society held an anti-slavery protest of 40 people who braved the cold and abandoned the end of term parties to show their anger and disdain for the human trafficking and modern-day slavery taking hold in Libya. Over 15,000 migrants and refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean due to the policies of the European Union in creating ‘Fortress Europe’. Now over million refugees are trapped in the collapsed state Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

UCL students demand: fund our mental health

A loud and passionate protest was held by students at UCL on Wednesday 6 December to demand increased funding for the university’s mental health service – the Student Psychological Services (SPS). The demonstration was called by the student- run campaign UCL: Fund Our Mental Health Services, and coincided with UCL’s Open Day. The current state of the SPS is completely inadequate. Due to a lack of resources, only two-thirds of students who register Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Cleaners in Hackney schools ballot to strike back over pay

Cleaners who work in six different schools in Hackney, London have been refused holiday pay at the legal rate. These 42 school cleaners are already some of the lowest paid workers, and yet their employer has not only refused to pay proper holiday pay, but has also refused to discuss other pressing issues of pay and conditions with Unite, the cleaners’ union. The cleaners aren’t directly employed by the Hackney schools. They’ve Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Rajoy sneaks into Number 10 to dodge protests demanding: Stop Repression in Catalonia!

The Prime Minister of Spain, Rajoy, was forced to slide through the back entrance of a chilly Downing Street this morning, due to protests against the Spanish state’s repression of Catalan independence. As the reactionary Spanish leader entered Number 10, he would have heard shouts for Catalan independence and freedom for political prisoners from the passionate protestors outside. A majority of the activists behind the gates of Downing Street came from the Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Bringing revolutionary socialism to the NUS: election victories for Marxist students

Since September Marxist students have been running campaigns to get elected as delegates to the national conference of the National Union of Students (NUS) which is taking place in Glasgow at the end of March 2018. The term was kicked off with a campaign at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. The Marxist society drew up a bold, socialist manifesto calling for living grants for all students and Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Students and cleaners unite and fight at King’s College London

A Unison-led demonstration was held outside King’s College London on Friday 1 December as part of an on-going campaign to bring the university’s cleaning staff in-house. King’s cleaners, who are currently outsourced to a contractor called Servest, endure miserly wages; fewer days of paid holiday; and limited sick pay, maternity and paternity leave compared to in-house staff. On top of that, inadequate provision of working materials means they are often forced to Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

Swansea Marxists celebrate NUS delegate election victory

After an enthusiastic campaign, the “Left Opposition” slate in Swansea, comprising Marxist Society members, managed to win one delegate to the national conference of the National Union of Students. This was the largest and best organised Marxist campaign for such an election that has taken place in Swansea University in the recent period. Comrades Ross, Rosie and Lewis, accompanied by supporters from the rest of the Marxist Society gave out nearly 750 Read more…

By Marxist Student, ago

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