Britain
Britain: Labour must resist ‘covid coalition’
In the early stages of a war or national emergency, there is often a mood to pull together in the ‘national’ interest, and the idea that ‘party politics’ should be put to one side. An […]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Scottish government failing over covid-19
Anger is building at Boris Johnson and his Tory Westminster government over the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of widespread testing, hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs, the fear over the […]
Covid-19 Pandemic
Workers mobilise over covid-19 threat, as Northern Ireland Executive divides
The Covid-19 pandemic is everywhere exposing the dirty underbelly of modern capitalism. In Northern Ireland, decades of attacks by Tory and New Labour governments in Westminster, and from local parties, on NHS services, have left […]
Britain
Thirty years since huge London anti-poll tax demonstration
On 31 March 1990, a massive demonstration surged into central London. It was the culmination of months of organisation and defiance of the Tory government’s hated poll tax by millions of overwhelmingly working-class people. The […]
Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus crisis…strikes and workers’ protests
Even during a global pandemic, profit is the top priority for capitalists. On the one hand, our freedom of movement is restricted, and, on the other hand, we are supposed to continue working with numerous […]
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Sri Lanka: When socialist pioneers fought malaria and colonialism
In late 1934 and early 1935, parts of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) were plagued by an epidemic of malaria. This followed huge floods in 1934. The British colonial rulers and the ‘Ceylonese Council of Ministers’ […]
Britain
Coronavirus: State intervention shows what is possible
All that seemed solid now seems to be melting. This is the effect of the coronavirus crisis. The governing Tories in the UK cut – but now they spend. They privatised – but now they […]
Covid-19 Pandemic
South Africa: Covid-19 exposes bankruptcy of ANC’s capitalist policies
The 26 March countrywide lockdown South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced in an emergency attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus, has been hailed as the decisive intervention the pandemic required. Worldwide the number […]
Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus: Capitalism fails to defend the health of millions of Nigerians
Even though the figures are rising daily, it is not certain yet how disastrous the ravages of COVID-19 will be for Nigerians in terms of the number of infections and deaths. Economically, however, there is […]
Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus crisis deepens in USA, challenging neoliberal business as usual
Coronavirus continues to spread in the United States, with new confirmed cases in West Virginia completing the virus’ spread to all 50 states and three U.S. territories. As the crisis seems to plateau in China, […]