The election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party has transformed the face of politics in Britain. The question of socialism is no longer an abstract discussion. It is being posed concretely in discussions that are taking place up and down the country. What sort of programme Read more…
On Sunday 4th October, dozens of Marxist students from all over the country joined the TUC’s No to Austerity! Yes to Workers’ Rights! demonstration, with over 60,000 marching to give the Tory Party conference a welcome it won’t soon forget! The high turnout and militant mood showed the Tory government that workers and Read more…
A recent petition that is part of the Defend Corbyn, Fight for Socialism campaign has been gathering support online and in public meetings. We publish below a selection of comments from people outraged at the way the media is treating Jeremy Corbyn – a shameless attempt by wealthy newspaper owners Read more…
On Sunday 20th September, around 140 young activists and Corbyn supporters from across the country assembled at UCL university in London for the launching of the Labour Young Socialists, a new organisation that aims to mobilse youth on the Labour left in defence of Corbyn and the fight for socialism. Read more…
Marxist students are looking forward to Sunday’s (20 Sept) meeting, called by the Labour Campaign for Free Education, to relaunch the Young Labour Left using the momentum of Jeremy Corbyn’s stunning election victory. We’re hoping that a vibrant, socialist movement is going to come out of this initiative and, naturally, Read more…
Below are three resolutions which will form the basis of the MSF’s campaigning work in 2015. These were discussed and voted on at the MSF conference in February 2015. If you’d like to get involved with our campaigning work, or bring our campaigns to your school or university, get Read more…
Below is the document that is guiding the work of the MSF in 2015. It was discussed, amended and passed by the MSF conference in February 2015. ——————————————————- The last six years have been the beginning of the most turbulent period in human history. On a global scale we have Read more…
Marxist student Ed Taylor has been elected as NUS delegate from Sheffield Hallam university. Ed’s manifesto, published below, demands socialist policies for the student movement. We can be confident that the ideas of Marxism will be fought for at the NUS conference this year. ——————————————————— Vote the real Red Ed for a Read more…
Education is the cornerstone of economic and social development. This is why Marxists argue in favour of free, decent education for everyone – so that individuals and society as a whole can maximise the potential for improving our lives through innovation, efficiency and imagination. Education under capitalism In a period Read more…
This academic year has seen significant steps forward for students fighting for the ideas of Marxism on their campuses. This has been reflected in the success of the founding conference of the Marxist Student Federation (MSF) in February 2014, and also in the campaigning and election of Marxists as student Read more…
Saturday 15th February 2014 will go down as a historical day for the student movement in the UK, as it saw around 70 student representatives from 20 Marxist societies across the country, along with international visitors, meeting in London for the founding conference of the Marxist Student Federation. The founding Read more…
Having taken part in student union elections for the first time since its establishment, the Marxist Student Federation (MSF) can now celebrate its first success, as it had laid the first stone in the foundation of its intervention in the NUS in the coming year. In the recent elections in Read more…
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