Two weeks on from the outbreak of the revolutionary uprising in Iran, and the movement continues. In every major city, violent clashes are occurring between the youth and security forces, with repression becoming ever harsher. Well over 100 have been killed and many more have been arrested. On Monday, students responded by commencing a strike, which has now spread to over 100 universities!
As Pride month rolls around each year, the capitalists and their representatives eagerly attempt to show their ‘undying and unwavering support’ to the LGBT community. And this year is no different.
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) Read more…
Students at Newham Sixth Form College and members of the NewVic Student Activist Committee rally in solidarity with Child Q, the black schoolgirl who was brutally strip searched by Metropolitan Police at the Age of 15. There were passionate speeches from Marxist students, who organised the rally, about how the Read more…
Protests have erupted across London in solidarity with Child Q – yet another victim of police racism, misogyny, and violence. It is clear that the Met Police are rotten to core. To end this oppression and repression, we need to end capitalism. Twice over the last week, on Friday 18 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…
In recent years violent attacks toward LGBT people in the UK have risen exponentially. The situation in Liverpool has been particularly dire with the number of these vicious attacks rising over 25 percent since last year, according to the Merseyside police. However, the abuse faced by LGBT people in Liverpool Read more…
On the 24 September, hundreds of people joined a vigil at Pegler Square to pay their respects to Sabina Nessa, another victim of the epidemic of violence against women.
A new parliamentary investigation into racist policing finds that the situation facing black communities is worse today than at the time of the Macpherson report, 22 years ago. To end police violence and racism, we must end capitalism.
A huge backlash has occurred in response to the racist abuse suffered by England’s black players. Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have hypocritically offered their support. It is the capitalist establishment who are responsible for racism.
In 2015, east-Londoner Shamima Begum, along with two friends, all aged 15, flew to Syria to join ISIS (aka. Daesh). In 2019, Shamima requested to return to Britain, leading the right-wing media to go into meltdown. She now refers to her decision to travel to Syria as being the biggest mistake she ever made.
The stench of corruption coming from the British establishment is overwhelming. This week, the Metropolitan Police was accused of ‘institutional corruption’ in a report commissioned by the government. What it reveals is that the police, the media, and politicians are swimming together in a river of filth. We need to Read more…
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