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Many workers in the lucrative care home industry have for years been denied the minimum hourly rate (currently £7.50) for ‘sleep-in’ nightshifts, instead being fobbed off with a flat rate to cover the whole night. In theory the government is committed to enforcing payment of the minimum wage in this sector. In practice, however, the … [Read more…]

by Suneet Chopra (reproduced from People’s Democracy with thanks). I WENT to DPRK on the invitation of the preparatory committee of the Fifth International Festival in Praise of the Great Persons of Mount Paektu who include Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, from August 12-18. 241 international delegates from over 50 countries participated. … [Read more…]

The reactionary, pro-imperialist government of Argentinian president Mauricio Macri is coming under increasing domestic and international pressure over its collusion with the Italian transnational clothing colossus Benetton in the abduction of a 27-year-old campaigner for the land rights of the indigenous Mapuche people of Patagonia, in the far south-west of the country. Santiago Maldonado disappeared in … [Read more…]

There existed three Khanates before the Russian conquest, namely, Bukhara, Khiva and Kokand. (In the Central Asia of the 19th century, half of the area covered by present-day Turkmenistan, the whole of modern Uzbekistan, almost the whole of present-day Kirghizistan and the southern region of what is now Kazakhstan were occupied by the khanates of … [Read more…]

Extracts from an article by Andre Vltchek It is September 29th, 2017, Friday, just one day before the most sinister anniversary in the entire Southeast Asia. On September 30th, 1965, the Indonesian military, obeying orders from foreign powers (mainly the US and the UK), overthrew the progressive and anti-imperialist government of President Sukarno, murdering between … [Read more…]

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the great revolutionary comrade Che Guevara, on 9 October 1967 in Bolivia, we reproduce below his moving last letter to his friend, comrade and mentor, Fidel Castro, alongside whom he fought for the liberation of Cuba. Fidel: At this moment I remember many things: when I … [Read more…]

The Birmingham bin men fighting to preserve the 113 safety-critical Grade 3 jobs currently under threat have now been stitched up twice. First they were hoodwinked by promises made at ACAS by the then-leader of the Labour council, John Clancy, promises which the council promptly reneged on once Unite lifted the strike, issuing redundancy notices … [Read more…]

A festival of progressive humanity The October revolution was an event of unsurpassed historical impact; an event which literally shook the world and has shaped the 20th century. For it at once sounded the death knell of imperialism and clearly indicated the future path of humanity’s development – namely socialism. Lenin, commenting in 1918 on … [Read more…]

An ‘August crisis’ on the Korean peninsula culminated in massive US-led war games, cynically dubbed Ulchi Freedom Guardian, held from 21-31 August. These exercises, which rely heavily on computer simulation and rehearse an attack on the socialist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north of the country, this year involved some 17,500 US … [Read more…]

The situation in Venezuela Class struggle in Venezuela, which has been severe throughout the years of the governments of Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro, has reached new heights in the current year. The comprador bourgeoisie, heavily backed and financed by US imperialism, has been doing everything in its power to bring down the … [Read more…]