Tag: British capitalism
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Women’s Liberation is a Class Issue.
International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) did not begin as a marketing opportunity or a celebration of individual female ‘empowerment’. It was a working-class, communist initiative, born out of the struggle of women workers for political power, economic independence and liberation from exploitation. Its origins lie in socialist organising and in the understanding that women’s oppression…
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CPB calls on its supporters to ‘Vote Green in Gorton and Denton’
Reposted with thanks from CPGB-ML On 17 February, the Communist Party of Britain (CPB) penned a Morning Star editorial column entitled ‘Vote Green in Gorton and Denton’. It deserves our attention for what it reveals about the true nature of this organisation whose leaders continue to assert that they are the true inheritors of Britain’s…
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Workers of the World, Unite!
Across the world we are witnessing unspeakable events and actions that despite being miles away, have a fundamental impact on us all. Aggressive wars, threats of military action, the kidnapping of presidents of sovereign nations and interference in their affairs, and illegal economic sanctions that impoverish and kill millions. Thes aren’t some other peoples’ problems,…
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The Ruling Class is Running Scared
Labour doubles down on its hypocrisy and brutality. The 2025 Labour Party conference, held in Liverpool from Sunday 28th to Tuesday 30th September, once again exposed both the hypocrisy and brutality of the party’s stance on the genocide in Gaza. It also underlined Labour’s repressive response to any populist opposition that dares to challenge its…
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On the Digital ID Question
We Must Oppose The Latest Version Of This Blair Inspired Scam It is no secret that Keir Starmer’s operation — with the fingerprints of the Tony Blair Institute all over it — has long been interested in implementing digital IDs. It is no mere administrative tweak but an idea nurtured by parts of Britain’s security…
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Toxic Masculinity: A Bourgeois Weapon Against the Working Class
The term toxic masculinity has circulated in feminist movements and gender studies for several decades, but it’s only in the past ten years that it has entered mainstream conversation. The phrase has been heavily popularised by the growth of the #MeToo movement. A social awareness campaign created to fight against sexual violence and abuse of…
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A Democracy For Who?
The fairy tale version of British history engaged in by the ruling class will have you believe that this island of ours has gone through a long, sometimes, bumpy, but largely peaceful evolution towards the bright and sunny world of “parliamentary democracy” that we are all supposed to enjoy today. What history, as told us…
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Preserving Our History – Williamson Tunnels
Last weekend me and Comrade Ricky went on a tour of the Williamson Tunnels, a network miles long, dug out of the sandstone that Liverpool sits on. Dug by men returning from the Napoleonic war for eccentric tobacco merchant Joseph Williamson.This is just a small part of its history, which you can learn more of…
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Rebuilding Class Consciousness in Britain
A May Day message from The Class Consciousness Project Happy May Day from all of us at The Class Consciousness Project. We are now into our second year. In that time, we’ve weathered many trials, tested different approaches, and continued refining our understanding of how best we can serve the working class. The project began…
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