The Netanyahu-Trump gang is expanding regional conflagration in service of the occupation and the rule of capital Advance broad protest, refusal, and strike action with the call: No to the Israel-Iran war, an end to the war of extermination in Gaza, overthrow Israel’s ‘government of death’ – yes to a cross-border struggle for equality, welfare, and personal security, no to ...

Starmer’s Labour government is preparing its attacks on disability benefits. Hundreds of thousands of disabled people who currently receive Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have it taken away entirely, and over a million people will lose some benefits. For weeks, disability rights campaigners have been protesting, writing to newspapers, and pleading with MPs to stop the Welfare Reform Bill. Work ...

By James Collett Recent criticism of Israel for the suffering inflicted on the people of Gaza, from Keir Starmer and foreign secretary David Lammy is pure hypocrisy, typical of the British ruling capitalist class they both represent. Capitalist governments, including the Labour government in Britain, have been attempting to balance between their support for the imperialist interests represented by the ...

25 current and former trade union national executive members from eleven unions have launched a petition calling for steps to be taken now to establish a new political voice for working-class people. The petition reads: ‘The May 2025 election results show the need for a new party that the working class can trust. ‘Stagnant wages, underfunded public services, the scandal ...

By Lindsey Morgan If you’re in the mood for nausea, there’s nothing more sickening than The Sunday Times Rich List.  The wealth of the richest 350 people in Britain stands at £772.8 billion, and that’s despite dropping 3% since last year as the world economy has been flung into uncertain waters by increased protectionism and underlying economic crisis. The slight ...

By Jacob Lloyd, Cardiff graduate tutor and UCU member (personal capacity) Cardiff University and College Union (UCU) has resisted 400 cruel job cuts. Now, in a massive U-turn, the uni executive board has ruled out all compulsory redundancies for 2025. This significant short-term victory is the result of hard-fought efforts and the threat of industrial action from union members. In ...

Statement by the International Secretariat Committee For A Workers’ International It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Taaffe, who after a long illness died on 23 April 2025. The loss of Peter is a big blow to the working-class movement and Trotskyism internationally. Since becoming active in the revolutionary movement in 1960, Peter made an ...

Fight for a united working-class struggle against all oppressions and for socialism Editorial of the Socialist issue 1318 The Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday 16 April 2025 proves yet again that minority rights are not secure in a society in which a capitalist elite relies on scapegoating to preserve their rule. This is especially the case now when that rule ...

B y Jacob Lloyd Cardiff University UCU Neoliberal policies make university life harder for all, be it unmanageable staff workloads or increased student fees. These have been issues at Cardiff University, with controversies surrounding vain and costly capital projects, unsustainable international recruitment, exorbitant upper management salaries, and, most recently, the shock-and-awe announcement of hundreds of staff redundancies. The departments of ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1316 The global stock markets have plunged in reaction to President Donald Trump’s 2 April ‘liberation day’ announcements. Around $5.4 trillion was wiped from the value of the US stock markets in the first two days. The 9.1% fall was the biggest in a week since the Covid pandemic lockdowns ground the world economy to ...