Newcastle: Remembering May ’68
On May 5th, Newcastle Marxists had our first Marxist society meeting of the summer term on the events of May 68.
Sheffield: Remembering May ’68
On May 4th, the University of Sheffield and the Sheffield Hallam Marxist Societies held a joint meeting on the history and lessons of May 68. We had a dozen people there, including many who had not been involved in the Marxist Societies before. The discussion was fantastic,with the speaker highlighting how a failure of leadership cost the working class victory in May ‘68. The discussion connected this to other movements like the Read more…
Revolutionary days – May 1968, a personal memoir
Alan Woods went to Paris in May 1968 seeking contact with revolutionary workers and youth. He describes here what he encountered, the mood, and the discussions with workers and students. He explains how the workers were looking for leadership but never found it, neither in the ultra-left groups, nor in the Stalinist leadership that betrayed them.
Remembering May ’68 in Southampton
On April 28th, we held a meeting on the legacy and lessons of May ’68. With the crisis of capitalism sweeping across the world, revolutionary movements to match those of May 68 are coming across the world. It is vital to understand the reasons behind the rise and fall of the movement, and the role that students can play. The discussion went well in depth into these questions, including the methods and Read more…
John Fisher School strike: Defeat oppression with class struggle!
NEU members at a Catholic school in Croydon have voted to strike against the scandalous decision to ban a gay author from speaking to students. This shows the way forward in the fight against oppression: through united class struggle. Last week, on 16 April, 90% of National Education Union (NEU) members at the John Fisher School (JFS) in Purley, Croydon, voted to take strike action against the decision to ban gay author Read more…
Why you should read Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution
Should history be objective? The answer seems self-evident – of course, it should. However, as Trotsky pointed out, “under the influence of the market and of the historic process in general…” no historian is ever truly free of subjectivity. Indeed, this is most proven by the many distorted histories of the Russian Revolution. For an event as momentous for the world working class as this, “objectivity” in any account of the Russian Read more…
Holland Park School: Escalate the fight against trust takeover!
Staff, students, and parents at Holland Park School in London are organising to oppose the proposed takeover by a giant academy trust. To defend education, the labour movement must fight to end academisation, and put workers in control.
Marxists at London Met secure an official society!
Marxist Students at London Metropolitan University (LMU) have been working hard to gain a recognised society at the University. This is a task we have recently fulfilled! We are very excited about this as it allows us to develop the work in North London, and at LMU. We can now host theoretical events inside the University, discussing topics like philosophy, economics, past and present revolutions as well as much more! We can Read more…
Education white paper: Another step in the marketisation of education
Years of chronic underfunding – alongside the pandemic – have led to a crisis in the country’s schools. Tory proposals offer no solution. To defend education, we must fight academisation and privatisation, and tackle the problem at its root.
How the Marxists supported the UCU strikes
Marxist Societies across the country actively participated in the latest UCU strike action in March.
Striking workers at City University speak out!
Guy from City, University of London Marxist Society interviewed Keith Simpson, President of City UCU, and Daniel, a City UNSION rep on the picket line this week about ongoing strike action over pay, conditions and pensions. Keith, first of all, could you give us an idea of how it’s been going over the past few weeks striking over the four fights and pensions dispute, and what the mood is like among those Read more…
Marxist Students force Edinburgh Students’ Union to support strikes!
A motion submitted by the John Maclean Society (JMS) to Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) calling for a concrete support for current and future UCU strikes has passed! The motion, which was in response to vague EUSA statements in response to UCU industrial action, called primarily for the student union to explicitly advice students not to cross the picket line. The motion also demanded a wider and more concrete EUSA involvement on Read more…
