Britain
Combatting police racism
The recent killing of Chris Kaba by the police in London was the latest in a long list of tragic cases exposing the many problems in policing, including police racism, writes Deji Olayinka, South West […]
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The relevance of Lenin’s ‘State and Revolution’
Lenin’s State and Revolution was written during the revolutionary upheavals that were taking place in Russia in 1917. By necessity, it had to be cut short, as Lenin explains at the end of the book, […]
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Marxism, the state and class rule
In modern society, the term ‘state’ is used in many contexts. People might think of the ‘welfare state’ – the NHS, pensions, benefits, etc. Or they may be familiar with references to ‘state intervention’, for […]
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Police spying on activists on an industrial scale
The Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) was established in 1968 in Britain. At its inception it was a secret unit of undercover police officers created to infiltrate, monitor and record the activities of the Vietnam Solidarity […]
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Britain: Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – What’s to celebrate?
According to the Roman poet Juvenal, the ancient Roman emperors aimed to placate their subjects with “bread and circuses”. It would seem that the capitalist class in Britain is hoping for a similar effect with […]