Britain

The nomination process for the Labour Party’s leadership and deputy leadership contests has begun, with the ballot to take place from 21 February to 2 April. After doing its best over years to denigrate Jeremy […]

The Queen’s Speech in parliament on Thursday 19 December, outlining the policies of the new Tory government, included an outrageous attack by prime minister Boris Johnson on the right to strike. Johnson intends to introduce […]

The Tories have won a substantial parliamentary majority in the general election in the UK. Tory leader Boris Johnson’s victory speech talked about being a ‘one-nation Conservative’ and promised increased spending on the NHS. This […]

Whatever the result on 12 December, polling day in the general election in Britain, we know one thing for certain – for working-class and young people the fight will not be over. Across the world, […]

Friday 29 November saw the broadcast of the first ever election debate over climate change – no doubt arranged in response to the global mobilisation of young people protesting for immediate action to be taken […]

While the week before, a You Gov poll pointed towards a 68 majority for the Tories, on 2 December an ICM poll put them on 42% and Labour on 35%, just seven points behind. A […]

Corbyn’s manifesto offers a glimpse of jobs, homes and public services for the 99%, protection for our environment – and making the capitalist class pay. No wonder the boss class and their representatives in politics […]

“The only certain outcome of the general election”, argued the Socialism Today editorial published two weeks before the last contest (issue No.209, June 2017), “is that none of the contradictions besetting the political and social […]