The social base of the old Tory Party has disappeared as surely as that of Labour, argues ANDREW MURRAY – today’s right are the debased offspring of a capitalism that speculates without investing and profits without producing
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Trade unions in the lead
Communist Party industrial organiser ANDY BAIN explains how union-led mass resistance campaigns have become a key strategy in fighting back against neoliberalism since the pandemic
RMT and other transport unions have been at the forefront of resisting the cuts
SEVIM DAGDELEN says European Nato states are escalating ever closer to direct conflict with a nuclear power, and sacrificing welfare states built up over a century to finance it
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
AROUND 5.5 million workers in Britain are organised in trade unions which are affiliated to the TUC and there are a few thousand more non-affiliated.
This is the largest democratic body of people in the country, but, more importantly, all these workers are organised in a structure that is designed to play a role in the class struggle.
Trade unions are of central importance in the unavoidable conflict between the two main classes in capitalist society — between the class which owns most of industry and commerce and the class whose labour is essential for our economy and society to function.
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