While the Tories were blaming young people, especially students, for the spread of coronavirus, they were throwing lavish get togethers in No. 10. A backlash is hitting the Tory front benches, even from their own backbenches. Simply put, this is another scandal in a scandal ridden government. A video of Read more…
The three-day strike by UCU members in HE saw an impressive mobilisation of students in support of staff. With further strikes on the cards in the new year, this solidarity is a solid foundation for escalated action.
Lboro Marxist Society is proud to support the UCU staff. Unfortunately, LSU has refused to do so. They have taken the side of university management, despite that students want to support the staff!
This week, from the 1st to the 3rd, the University and College Union (UCU) will be striking over pensions, pay and conditions, and the ‘four fights’ dispute. The MSF has been up and down the country preparing to intervene in the UCU strikes, and to build solidarity amongst the students. 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…
The Night Time Industry Association (NTIA) has said they have seen a rise in drink-spiking throughout the UK over recent weeks. This confirms again what women already know; that we are not safe. Whether it be walking at night like Sarah Everard or Sabina Nessa, going to the club, or Read more…
The UCU is enthralled in battles across at the moment. This is shown by the situation of deep crisis in Goldsmiths. The History and English departments both stand to be completely gutted. This is a crisis of capitalism. Karl Marx once said that “the education of all children, from the Read more…
Zac Larkham, a student at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) recently exposed his university management for tracing his physical and online activities with the student rent strike movement last academic year. In a tweet thread about this scandal, Zac revealed 190 pages of records obtained via a subject access request, showing Read more…
For many women, news over the last week has laid bare our worst fears. It has been uncovered that Wayne Couzens spent months planning the violent rape and murder of Sarah Everard – or, more precisley, any woman on the streets of Clapham that night. Couzens has admitted that he Read more…
On 19 March, Orla Murphy walked up to the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Dublin and splashed pink paint against the building before spray painting the words “No More Empty Promises” on the front of the building. Meanwhile, her friend, fellow activist, and supporter of the Irish Marxists (the Read more…
We interviewed László Molnárfi, founder of Students 4 Change at Trinity College Dublin. The University has faced an upsurge in anger from students, surrounding their education. They are organising on campus and demanding changes from the University. However, László also believes that this cannot just happen at Trinity College but Read more…
The academic year 2020/21 was rough for students. University students were charged £9,000 plus rent for tiny accommodation, poor quality online lectures (not the fault of staff but of government and university management), and terrible mental health. School students suffered through trying to study from home, being guinea pigs in Read more…
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