GAZA – the genocide continues

This year has been marked by attempts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, agreement being reached, Israel breaching the terms of the agreement and further negotiations. Israel’s aim is to secure the release of the remaining hostages and then resume its genocide unhindered, to include any Palestinian prisoners it may have released from its dungeons.  … [Read more…]

Ukraine war – approaching the end game

The crushing defeat of the West’s proxy forces in Ukraine has kicked the door open to an eventual possible diplomatic solution to the immediate conflict, one that addresses Russia’s legitimate security concerns (namely the aggressive expansion of Nato up to Russia’s borders), advances the denazification of Ukrainian society, and guarantees measures to prevent any future … [Read more…]

Russia’s victory in Kursk

Report on the liberation of Kursk by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov to Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Vladimir Putin. Valery Gerasimov: Today, we liberated the village of Gornal, the last populated area in the Kursk Region, from Ukrainian units. Units of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of … [Read more…]

Starmer’s failing militarism

As British imperialism slides further into crisis, its political leaders try to cover up this decline by making ever more grandiose pronouncements as to their ability to still “project power” into the world. The declarations made by Sir Keir Starmer regarding his willingness to send British forces to Ukraine should be seen in this light. … [Read more…]

Is Britain going bust?

Britain’s economy is in the world’s largest top ten.  Its GDP is about £3,22tn, amounting to about £48,000 per capita.  There are estimated to be 31.5 million households in the UK, meaning that GDP per household would amount to some £122,000.    Average income per household is in the region of £40,000. It sounds very comfortable, … [Read more…]

From containment to confrontation, from cold to hot: the US drive to war on China

The US-led ‘cold’ war against China is manifestly failing in its objectives of suppressing China’s rise and weakening its global influence. China’s economy continues to grow steadily. In purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, it is by now the largest in the world. Its mobilisation of extraordinary resources to break out of underdevelopment and become a … [Read more…]

Duterte and the farce of international justice

The recent arrest of former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has been hailed by various liberals as a triumph for international justice. Duterte is to stand trial at the International Criminal Court on charges related to the Filipino drug war and the allegation that he was responsible for the deaths of up to seven thousand people … [Read more…]

Letter from the frontline. A nurse’s view of the continuing sabotage of the NHS on the road to total privatisation

The Labour Party has for many decades been seen by the British working classes as the champion and protector of our National Health Service (NHS). Whilst the Attlee government did create this entity, it was a tactic to appease working class Brits post WW2 and aimed to prevent the spread of the desire for proletarian … [Read more…]

Falling life expectancy – a sign of The Times

As the rising numbers of working poor and unemployed and the rapidly increasing cost of necessaries (food, clothing, housing, utilities) can no longer be contained by Britain’s dwindling social safety net, our bourgeois media are forced to acknowledge the existence of a deep cost of living crisis. How do they portray the misery of existence … [Read more…]