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Ofgem Serves Corporate Energy Profiteers
Reposted with thanksfrom CPGB-ML Energy debt has soared over the last few years, with Ofgem, the government’s energy sector ‘regulator’ estimating that collective gas and electricity debt is in the order of £2.3bn. Debt on prepay meters alone now sits at a staggering £1.032bn; an increase of more than 300 percent since 2019, when it stood at £328m. Almost eight million people had
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Beernomics
Have you ever wondered why your pint is so expensive? You work hard, you’ve got a day off, maybe you don’t have a job but you fancy a pint. But it’s so dear to go the pub with your mates, sit off watching the racing, listen to the jukey. Why? It’s because the pub you’re
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Workers Can Stop The War
When faced with the mass murder carried out by the Israeli regime and its US sponsor in Gaza over the past three weeks, it can leave you with a feeling of helplessness. The average worker looks at this and feels powerless to stop the slaughter even if he or she might wish to do so.
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Wilko’s
About a month ago Wilkinsons , or “Wilko’s”, closed the last of its shops. It should go without saying that it is sad when workers become unemployed, though positively, many of the shops have been bought by Poundland and other companies, so the premises will find use again. The issue which has been brought up,
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Our Position on the Existing Trade Union Movement
As it is now just over six months since we launched the project, it was decided by all comrades to review our position on the challenges posed by the continuing capitulations of trade union leaders. When the Class Consciousness Project began, we emphasised that our aim was to respond to a clear need that
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The American Immigration Crisis
Reposted with thanksThe Revolution Report By Travis Cunha The United States is currently facing a crisis with immigration from the southern border. The media’s role in shaping the narrative around unlawful immigration has sowed confusion about its root cause among Americans across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, the “American Dream” is under ever greater strain due
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A 34-Year Journey Through Trade Unionism
Jason from the Class Consciousness Project talks about his thirty-four years in the trade union movement, some of the ups and downs and why he decided to leave the movement completely. You can watch the video on YouTube here. You can also listen to the audio version of the livestream here:
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The Crooked ‘E’
On October 2nd 2001, Houston-based energy company Enron declared bankruptcy. It was the biggest corporate failure in history and stands to this day as the biggest collapse through fraud of any company. Over 20,000 people lost their jobs and their pensions as the company imploded in scandal, disgrace and illegality. It also took one of
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Smoke and Mirrors in Palestine
Workers should reject imperialism in all its forms! As an ardent anti-imperialist, as any working-class man should be, I have been following the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupiers. To understand the truth, you have to move away from the capitalist media (BBC, ITV, CNN Sky News et al). The capitalist media will only take
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Red Book Fair
Our second outing is approaching! We will be manning a stall at the Red Book Fair on the 18th November. Next month! It’s being held at the famous Scouse socialist bar The Casa on Hope Street, Liverpool. Come down and see us! Have a pint, buy a book and listen to come some Communists talk.
“ A class cannot exist in society without in some degree manifesting a consciousness of itself as a group with common problems, interests and prospects”
– Harry Braverman
Class Consciousness Project 