Bosses' Political Faction Fights – Not Our Problem!
Submitted by Internationalis... on Dec 17 2018 11:46
Pantomimes usually start in December and end early in the New Year. The Brexit version at the Westminster Palais looks set for an extended run.
Inequality and poverty – the latest UN report on UK poverty illustrates the need for the end of class society
Submitted by Internationalis... on Nov 29 2018 12:20
The figures set out in the latest UN report on UK pauperisation, shocking enough in their own right, form the latest link in a chain of extremes which is the reality of global inequality, a tendency which has rocketed since the 2008 financial crash.
Legal Aid Cuts: One Law for the Rich and an Increasingly Worse One for Everyone Else
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 24 2018 16:42
The government is currently carrying out a review of legal aid following a series of cuts that have been implemented over the last few years. There is a growing view that the cuts have gone too far and could be a false economy as well as undermining faith in the legal system. Whilst it is unlikely that the government will put any significant amount of cash back into the system, it will probably at least pay lip service to the importance of legal aid. This article considers some of the issues at stake.
Yemen’s “Forgotten War” Re-ignited
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 7 2018 17:14
As we have seen in Syria and elsewhere modern imperialist war is total war with no holds barred. There is no Geneva Convention, or set of humanitarian concerns, that can act as a check on the bestial appetites of the contending parties. The situation in Yemen remains unbelievably dire.
Amazon Strikes on Prime Day
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 09:46
Amazon warehouse workers came out on strike against appalling conditions for three days from July 16th in Madrid. 96% of the workers came out on strike. Many of these are temps. On the second day of the strike, workers were brutally attacked by riot police in an unprovoked attack resulting in several beatings.
Oil Rig Workers Strike in Norway
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 09:39
Workers at oil rigs in Norway went out on strike in July after there was no response from employers over demands for increased wages and pensions benefits.
Brexit – Ruling Class Strategic Chaos Unleashes Parliamentary Pantomime
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jul 13 2018 20:03
The latest ministerial resignations of David Davies, Minister for Brexit, and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson only underline the complete confusion at the heart of the government and the British ruling class in general. We have catalogued both this comedy of errors and what is causing it in previous articles on the Brexit decision.
Why theory?
A contribution to the "Reflections on J18" collection.
Syrië: geen oorlog dan de klassenoorlog!
Submitted by spacious on Apr 25 2018 14:44
Verklaring van de Anarchist Communist Group (ACG) over de recente bombardementen op Syrië door de Amerikaanse, Britse en Franse regering.
Education Strikes from West Virginia and Kenya to the UK
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 6 2018 17:23
On Sunday March 25 the CWO held a meeting in Newcastle focussing on the recent educational strikes across the world. It was attended by students, academics and other university workers (some in the CWO, some not) who had participated in the recent pickets of Newcastle, York and Durham universities. A CWO comrade gave the following introduction.
