Tag: British capitalism
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How the Mental Health Crisis is Being Weaponised Against Workers
A dangerous world In the west today it is common to hear acronyms such as ADHD, PTSD and OCD surrounding mental health and especially in discussions of depression and anxiety. While a wider discussion about mental health is useful to those suffering, the question of its cause and origination is often neglected. For instance, what…
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Another Building Collapses in Anfield
How a profit driven economy destroys communities On Wednesday 15 July another building collapsed in Anfield. At 1.50pm, in the middle of the day, on the busy junction of Townsend Lane and Empress Road, the side of a working African café crumbled in real time. Jovan’s African Café was open and trading at the time…
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Reflections on a Far-right march in Walton, Liverpool
A closer look at the event flyer revealed something strange but significant: there was no indication whatsoever of who had organised this demonstration. A poem against islamophobic scapegoating displayed on a London bus stop. The sad truth is that, whatever the subjective intentions of those workers who turn out in support of such sentiments, they…
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The Song of the Shirt
By Thomas Hood WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread— Stitch! stitch! stitch! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the “Song of the Shirt.” “Work! work! work! While the cock is crowing aloof!…
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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…