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Tony Mulhearn 1939-2019

Tony Mulhearn was a titan, a courageous leader of the working-class movement in Merseyside, as well as a lifelong proud member of Militant, now the Socialist Party

Is a workers' Brexit deal possible?

The Leave vote in 2016 was a revolt against the capitalist establishment, a working-class 'cry of rage' against poverty and austerity while the rich get richer.

Them&Us

It's one world for the super rich and another world for us.

Nationalisation only way to safeguard jobs and skills at Wrightbus

Wrightbus is one of the last remaining bus manufacturers in the UK. It produced the Routemaster, also known as the Boris bus, for the London Transport Authority.

Battered Boris must go... and all the Tories with him!

Battered by his own MPs in parliament, his Oxbridge allies in the Supreme Court, and even some press barons, the isolated Tory leader has used his party conference as a platform for a right-wing populist election manifesto.

Capitalist elite split - fight for a government in the interests of the working class

The Tory Party conference slogan 'get Brexit done' sums up Johnson's attempt to appeal to millions who are fed up with the parliamentary paralysis

Nationalise to save jobs and protect passengers

Thomas Cook workers and customers were devastated by the firm's collapse.

Housing - bold, socialist measures necessary

Labour's housing policies: a welcome beginning: Walking through the streets of Britain's cities, homeless people sleeping rough are hard to miss.

Labour votes to abolish academies and private schools

And promises to abolish tuition fees, among other measures

Another blow for Boris. Johnson and Tories must go. General election now!

Six defeats in parliament in six weeks. A 'majority' of minus 44. And now the highest court in the land has ruled that Johnson unlawfully prorogued parliament

Far right pose increasing terrorism threat

The far right pose the fastest growing threat of terrorism in the UK. The shocking trend was revealed in a recent briefing by the Met assistant commissioner in charge of counter-terrorism.

Central task is to force general election and elect Corbyn-led Labour government on socialist policies

The recent dramatic developments must not cloud the central tasks for the working class

Building a new left in PCS

On 12 December the ballot will close for the general secretary election of the civil servants' union, PCS

Climate change: what's socialism got to do with it?

Recent images of the Amazon rainforest ablaze highlighted the scale of change currently underway.

Stand firm against the pro-capitalist politicians

Neither a reversal of the 2016 EU referendum result nor a capitalist Brexit - 'soft' or 'no-deal' - can meet the interests of the working classes of Britain and Europe, or resolve the political crisis for capitalism that Brexit represents.

Trade union movement must put its stamp on swirling events

It was a serious mistake for the TUC not to call an emergency demo to demand a general election. Motions had been put forward by Socialist Party members in a number of unions.

Northern Ireland: Campaign mounts over historic sexual abuse allegations cover-up

The fight for justice is intimately linked with challenging the culture of deference to authority which has held down and separated working-class people for too long

How students can fight and win

As university campuses reawaken for a new academic year, what are the major issues facing students - and how can they fight back?

Ditch the Tories - and austerity

Parliament is closed but there's still open warfare in the Tory party. Meanwhile, in the real world, working-class people continue to suffer from austerity and exploitation at work

Tories in tatters: Corbyn must seize the time

The Conservatives, once among the most successful capitalist parties on the planet, are shattering into pieces before our eyes. The Tory party's weakness and splits are far from new. Now, however, under the leadership of Boris Johnson, the relatively slow inglorious decline of the Tories has become an unprecedented collapse.