For some considerable time discussions about the formation of a new left-wing party have been taking place behind closed doors – in the shadows, not in the light of day. However, in a Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) Zoom meeting on the 21 July 2025, called under the title Continue Reading
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Labour’s Immigration Crackdown
Following on from the victory of Reform UK in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election and in the local elections, the Labour government has responded, with a speech by Keir Starmer on 12 May, speaking to the government white paper “Restoring control over the immigration system”. In a political environment already Continue Reading
Water – Why the capitalist class is unfit to rule
We are facing a water crisis in Britain. We are facing a growing water crisis in Europe and a water crisis already faces at least half of the world’s population. These crises are caused by capitalism, a system that is based on the private ownership of the means of production Continue Reading
UK budget: no game changer
The newly elected Labour government’s first budget has just been presented. Rachel Reeves, the UK finance minister (called Chancellor of the Exchequer in Britain) said her budget proposals would stabilise Britain’s public finances; stimulate economic growth, avoid damaging the living standards of ‘working people’; and begin to reverse the disastrous Continue Reading
A socialist response to Labour’s victory
This is an edited version of Will McMahon’s introduction to the Talking About Socialism event on Monday 8 July, 2024 It has not been edited to reflect Labour’s first month in Government. You can watch the event on YouTube What was my take on the election results? While Labour had Continue Reading