Ukraine: Orange Revolution in Reverse

When looking at the political situation in the Ukraine today one can imagine all the leaders of US imperialism sat with their heads in their hands wondering just what they have to do to competently control and pacify the lands that they have taken into their ‘sphere of influence’. The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq … [Read more…]

The independence of Zimbabwe under attack yet again

Every year or so, the British state and its friends in the press descend into an excited frenzy of anticipation, thinking that the downfall of Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF government is imminent. Perhaps there is an election, or perhaps news has emerged of some or other altercation between the police and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activists … [Read more…]

On Bhagat Singh

The man This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the greatest Indian revolutionary martyr, Bhagat Singh. Born on 27 September 1907, Bhagat Singh was a mere 23-year-old young man, when he was judicially murdered (on 23 March 1931) by British imperialism with the connivance of Gandhi and a goodly section of the … [Read more…]

NEW BOOK: ‘Imperialism, the eve of the social revolution of the proletariat’, by Harpal Brar

Times without number, the bourgeoisie and its ideologues have pronounced Marxism to be dead. Each time such foolish assertions have been made, Marxism has emerged stronger and more relevant than ever before. The collapse of the USSR and the eastern bloc of socialist countries was once more the occasion for insanely foolish assertions, rising to … [Read more…]

East Timor’s struggle against forced neo-colonisation

Background East Timor became a colony of Portugal in the 16th century and remained such (apart from a period of bloody occupation by the Japanese in the second world war) until 1975 when, as a result of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, it was liberated – only to be immediately seized by Indonesia. There followed a 24-year … [Read more…]

On the 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act

On 25 March 1807, the Slave Trade Act was passed, prohibiting British traders from buying and selling African slaves. The bicentennial of this event has been greeted by a great deal of fanfare, with leading politicians queuing up to issue half-hearted ‘apologies’ for Britain’s role in the slave trade. The great insight and moral loftiness … [Read more…]

China and Development in Africa

China’s economic statistics for 2006 have been published. Its growth hit 10.7% in 2006, the fourth successive year of double digit growth. Its GDP reached $2.690 trillion last year and it is expected it will overtake Germany’s $3 trillion output some time this year. Its exports were up 27% in 2006. According to Tom Stevenson … [Read more…]

DPRK’s nuclear deterrent and the 6-Party Talks

On Saturday 24 February another major demonstration was held in London against the US and British governments illegal occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. It attracted some 60,000 people, filling Trafalgar Square, and the march was decidedly hostile to the Labour government that has been perpetrating this criminality, with chants of ‘Labour, Labour, Labour, Out, Out, … [Read more…]