Britain
Covid crisis one year on
The first UK death from Covid-19 was recorded on 2 March 2020. Twelve months and over 120,000 deaths later, most people have been through greater upheavals than since the second world war. The UK has […]
Comment & Analysis
World Economy
‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows
Across the globe, at least 2.4 million people have now died from contracting Covid-19. Livelihoods have been wrecked and economies have crashed, with the world economy shrinking by over 4% and the UK suffering a […]
Comment & Analysis
Nuclear arms: Is ‘New START’ hope for peace?
The Biden administration’s January 26 joint agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign ‘New START’, a five-year extension to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, was greeted with some relief. After the US withdrawal from […]
Coronavirus
EU and UK ‘vaccine wars’ underline failure of capitalist governments to deal with pandemic
The European Commission has been forced into a humiliating climb-down following its attempts to control exports of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, which threatened a ‘vaccine hard border’ in Ireland. The EU’s threat to stop vaccines […]
World Economy
Global capitalism at most perilous since 1930s
For over a year, the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, causing over two million deaths and unleashing enormous economic and social crises. 2021 has ushered in new lockdowns in the UK, Germany […]
Comment & Analysis
2020 – A turning point: An explosive and uncertain decade has begun
As the year 2020 comes to a close the turmoil and convulsions that have shaken global capitalism continue. The year has been a turning point in history, affecting every aspect of society. Commentators and historians […]
World Economy
Super-rich tax evasion costs equivalent of thirty four million nurses worldwide
Around £320 billion is lost annually to corporate tax abuse and private tax evasion, the equivalent of nearly 34 million nurses’ salaries, according to the Tax Justice Network. Poorer countries are most affected, with tax […]
Coronavirus
Covid vaccines only first step – Fight job losses, austerity and ‘virus’ of capitalism
Covid-19 vaccines in record-breaking times have raised millions of people’s hopes that life will return to normal next year. But speed has also made many worry that corners are being cut in the race to […]
Coronavirus
Covid, vaccines and ‘big pharma’
News that early results from a Covid-19 vaccine – produced by US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in conjunction with German company BioNTech – showed 90% effectiveness has been greeted with relief. Another vaccine trial, by US […]
Far Right
Greek workers and socialists celebrate convictions of Golden Dawn fascists
On 7 October, after a trial lasting five-and-a-half years, the neo-Nazi organisation Golden Dawn was found guilty of being ‘a criminal organisation’. Outside the court in Athens, 15,000 anti-fascist protesters celebrated the news, displaying slogans […]