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In the pursuit of monopoly profits, another building corporation turned ‘public service provider’ has gone bust – and the public will be picking up the tab At Liverpool Women’s hospital, cleaners, catering workers, porters and security guards who work for outsourcing leech OCS are striking for living wages while their managers take home bonanza pay … [Read more…]

To mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Comintern, it was decided to reproduce a speech made by Comrade Harpal Brar at the annual International Communist Seminar in Brussels in 2005. Unfortunately, no copy could be found as the webpage on which the Workers’ Party of Belgium had originally published it had been … [Read more…]

The anti-imperialist and revolutionary sentiments of the Irish people were on display in April when the National Archives published online a letter from an IRA man named Darley addressed to the IRA Chief of Staff in 1923. The letter asks for approval to take action against Michael O’Dwyer, the inspirer of the Amritsar massacre (Jallianwala … [Read more…]

Statement by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba. It is imperative to halt the imperialist military adventure against Venezuela. FEB 14 2019 The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns the escalation of pressures and actions of the US government in preparation for a military adventure under the guise of a ‘humanitarian intervention’ in the … [Read more…]

April 13 this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) massacre. To understand, and appreciate, its significance in the struggle of the Indian people for liberation from British colonial rule, it is important to put it in the context of the First imperialist World War, fought between two coalitions of imperialist blood … [Read more…]

In, out, in, out, shake it all about. Do the hocus pocus and TURN RIGHT ROUND, that’s what it’s all about! In a key statement to parliament on February 12th Theresa May gave her latest Brexit update. She started this statement by saying she wants to deliver a Brexit which (1) Honours commitments made to … [Read more…]

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 186,000 workers are directly engaged in manufacturing jobs in the British car industry, with 856,000 workers to be found in the wider industry, from sales executives to garage mechanics. It’s an industry worth a whopping £82bn (turnover), but the global crisis of overproduction means that … [Read more…]

In a further devastating blow to jobs in Britain’s car industry, Honda has announced its intention to get rid of 3,500 workers at its Swindon plant in Wiltshire, with as many again likely to be made redundant in businesses supplying Honda. This follows previous job cuts announced by Jaguar Land Rover and Ford, both of … [Read more…]

Whilst chaotic divisions within US imperialist ruling circles continue to send conflicting messages regarding Trump’s avowed policy of pulling troops out of Syria by the end of April, the reactions of friend and foe alike confirm the reality of the unstoppable advance of Syria’s liberation forces and the resounding defeat of US imperialist meddling and … [Read more…]

On 31 March the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, will defend his presidency in Ukrainian elections. This sham of democracy, played out by the same oligarchic forces which in 2014 launched a violent Western-backed coup to overthrow the previously elected president and government, is bereft of any legitimacy. Thousands of people described by the Kiev junta … [Read more…]