Fight Zionist/Imperialist Genocide! For International Workers Action!

To Liberate Palestine Needs Permanent Revolution “The-times-they-are-a-changing”: as one well known Palestine Solidarity activist, of Jewish origin, recently said, evoking Bob Dylan in a call for the formation of a new Palestine solidarity movement in Britain. They certainly are! Criticisms of Zionism that were considered taboo just a few short years ago are now becoming … Continue reading Fight Zionist/Imperialist Genocide! For International Workers Action!

Why is Labour Coming Apart? A Historical Analysis

At the time of the Industrial Revolution Britain gained the moniker of the ‘workshop of the world’. Its industrial strength made it the first truly capitalist industrial world power. Statues of its conquering heroes litter the cities of imperial Britain: Cromwell, Wellington, Rhodes, Clive, Churchill, Montgomery, and often from a slightly earlier period, those of … Continue reading Why is Labour Coming Apart? A Historical Analysis

Johnson and Starmer – the Brotherhood of Social Murder

“When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another such that death results, we call the deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call his deed murder. But when society [1] places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an … Continue reading Johnson and Starmer – the Brotherhood of Social Murder

Climate disaster: Is 2021 the year that the world reached its tipping point?

While 2020 was seen as the year that unleased COVID into the world, which in many ways was a product of exploitation of the natural world, The planet is accelerating towards the point of no return with extreme weather events which have also taken place in the heart of industrialised wealthy Europe. The political response … Continue reading Climate disaster: Is 2021 the year that the world reached its tipping point?

No to the imperialist offensive in Latin America, for the unconditional defence of the Cuban workers’ state!

Statement of the Liaison Committee for the Fourth International 1. The Geopolitical US counter-offensive In the same week, two unprecedented events took place in the Caribbean. Firstly, there was the murder of the Haitian President, Moïse, which created social chaos in the country. Then there were synchronized protests in multiple cities in Cuba and the … Continue reading No to the imperialist offensive in Latin America, for the unconditional defence of the Cuban workers’ state!

What is anti-Semitism? Can Jewish people, whether Zionist or anti-Zionist, be anti-Semitic?

By Ian Donovan The article below was written for Socialist Fight and published on 21st September 2019. It was intended as part of a political-ideological offensive against the widespread capitulation to Zionist concepts on the left. Unfortunately it was somewhat overshadowed by the furore generated when part of our own organisation capitulated to Zionism and … Continue reading What is anti-Semitism? Can Jewish people, whether Zionist or anti-Zionist, be anti-Semitic?

#3J: Out with Bolsonaro, Mourão and the military!

(This is a translation of a leaflet by the Emancipação do Trabalho (Emancipation of Labour) movement that the LCFI’s in Brazil supports and is involved with. #3J refers to the mass demonstrations against Bolsonaro on the 3rd July, the latest in a series of mass demonstrations against the regime.) Why do we have to overthrow … Continue reading #3J: Out with Bolsonaro, Mourão and the military!

Left Bureaucracy Screws Up Unite GS Election

Below this introduction is an abridged version of the article that we wrote advocating critical support for Howard Beckett’s campaign for the position of General Secretary of Unite the Union, before he stood down on 18th June. His candidacy was withdrawn as part of a promise he made that if Gerard Coyne, the hard right-wing … Continue reading Left Bureaucracy Screws Up Unite GS Election