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The extradition of British citizens to the US for trial on charges which do not relate to them personally committing any crime in the USA, or even, in many cases, ever having been in the US, is an affront to natural justice and another example of the biggest bully in the playground making the rules … [Read more…]

In Britain…The announced closure next summer of the Ford Transit van factory in Southampton with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs, plus the closure of part of Fords Dagenham site at the same time, is but the latest convulsion in the global overproduction crisis, a crisis that is nowhere more obvious at present than … [Read more…]

To Iris and Katt with comradeship and sympathy from a comrade and friend on the sad death of Comrade Godfrey CremerThis has been a hard year with losses felt by many comrades and it seems like only a few months since we mourned the passing of Val.  I know how hard it is to accept … [Read more…]

Red Youth report from WiganOn October 1st we saw the demise of JJB Sports, once Britain’s biggest sports retailer as it moved to close 133 of its stores, and in the process making 2,000 workers redundant.   JJB has now been bought out by current Sports Direct and Newcastle United football club owner Mick Ashley, who … [Read more…]

In the June issue of Proletarian, issue 48, (The Kenya Papers) it was reported that four elderly Kenyans seeking justice and recompense for the torture they suffered at the hands of the British in the 1950s have helped uncover hidden evidence of the brutality of British rule across all its ‘dominions.’  The evidence was in … [Read more…]

The great October Revolution of 1917 is by far the most progressive event in human history.It ushered in the era of the downfall of imperialism and the victory of proletarian revolution. Despite all reverses, this is the era we continue to live in; and with capitalist economic crisis again raging, there has never been a … [Read more…]

In Belgium’s municipal and provincial elections held on 14 October 2012, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB) made a strong showing and affirmed itself as an emerging Left force in the whole country. The PTB’s electoral list “PTB+” obtained a total of 31 municipal councillors, 17 district councillors (in the city districts of Antwerp) and … [Read more…]

IntroductionThe continuing decline of British imperialism, combined with the continuing decline of the working-class movement, has over the past at least three decades pushed the national question in Britain to the fore.  It is not the first time in history that such a period of reaction and decline has brought in its train disillusionment and … [Read more…]

Under imminent threat of an external air war being unleashed against Syrian territory, the progressive government of Syria is pressing on with its campaign to deal with the Western-fomented internal rebellion, on the one hand engaging in a systematic mopping up operation against rebel forces in Aleppo and Damascus, and on the other launching a … [Read more…]

Having previously announced a strategic “pivot to Asia”, US imperialism has, over recent months, been engaged in a whole series of military and diplomatic activities, whose common aim is to threaten, encircle and weaken the People’s Republic of China, ultimately preparing for a devastating war against the world’s most populous nation and second largest economy, … [Read more…]