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The Henderson Controversy
Woke branding , western exceptionalism, big money and a lad from Sunderland I was reluctant to write this article. I struggled to decide if it was worth opening that can of worms! Then I read an article by The Post, an online publication for the Merseyside region. This is normally a very good publication that
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God Save the King?
The Queen is dead. Long Live the King!(Picture from LondonNews) With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have changed our national anthem from ‘God Save the Queen’ to ‘God Save the King’ with the ascension to the throne of the former Prince of Wales as King Charles III. The terminology of ‘God Save the
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Class Struggle Update – 30th July 2023
In this update, Jason looks at the RMT rail strike, the ticket office closures are held off, at least for now, junior doctors announce more strike action and radiographers take strike action of their own, teachers are asked to accept a wretched pay deal, rank and file posties start to build something new, Amazon workers
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The Banking Question
The furore over Nigel Farage and his recent challenging banking arrangements has been extremely revealing. In the space of little over a month, the boss of NatWest has been forced to resign and the BBC have issued a grovelling apology to Farage, and not only have we seen how pervasive liberal political activism has become
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Class Struggle Update – 23rd July 2023
In this Class Struggle Update, Jason talks about the doctor’s strikes, trouble at St Mungo’s, but this time with Unite the Union, RMT strike and call off strikes, teachers look to rebel against their leaders, missile makers take strike action and writers and actors go on strike in America. Click on the photo to go
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Ukraine – Nato War & Class War
The Ukraine topic has divided the British left for over a year now. If anyone subscribes to the mainstream media, they will have you believe that Ukraine is a liberal paradise which belongs in the EU, Ukrainian President Zelensky is an angel, and Russian President Putin is the devil incarnate, alongside anyone who sounds even
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The Failure of the Royal Mail Dispute
The Communications Workers Union announced on Tuesday 11th July that its members had voted, with a majority of over 75%, to accept the ‘offer’ made to them by Royal Mail, and so ending a dispute that will serve as a lesson to every trade union activist in the movement on both the inherent limitations of
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Statement on the Unite Policy Conference – Affiliation to Labour
By voting to remain affiliated Unite and their leadership have written Keir Starmer a blank cheque The decision by the Unite policy conference to back continuing affiliation to the Labour Party is a rotten decision for the members of Unite and a terrible one for the working class movement as a whole. It must also
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The Collapse of the Nurses’ Strike
The news on 27th June that the Royal College of Nursing’s ballot of its members had failed to meet the 50% turnout threshold required by anti-trade union laws effectively brought to an end the union’s long-running dispute with the Government over pay and staffing shortages. Activists within the RCN and the wider trade union movement
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Statement on the Unite Policy Conference – Invitation of Sir Keir Starmer
The decision by the leadership of Unite to invite Sir Keir Starmer to address their policy conference is a slap in the face for workers across the country. Sir Keir Starmer and the party he leads have made it absolutely clear that they will do nothing to improve the lives of working class people, in
“ 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
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