The multimillionaire scion of the super-wealthy, landowning Windsor family was 2 years ago accorded some powers over the Westminster Parliament and Government, powers that previously were exercised by other members of his family. This landed elite of privileged oligarchs have, over centuries, abrogated to themselves significant power over Britain’s elected parliament. The powers that Charles III … [Read more...]
Political repression is ruining our lives – Support the movement to protect our freedom to protest!
For more than seven months, a retired head teacher, a dementia care advisor and a retired environmental health officer have been left waiting in limbo by the Metropolitan Police, desperately hoping to find out if they will face criminal charges instigated by an east London council following a town hall protest. In February 2024, the three socialist campaigners attended a fraught Newham council … [Read more...]
A Quick Comment on the UK Riots and Immigrant Bashing – LBC Radio interview
by RICHARD MELLOR WATCH THE RADIO INTERVIEW HERE James O'Brien is very good here. The caller's mind won't be changed though because he's dishonest about his real feelings and view of the world. He also probably reads the Daily Mail, the Express and other rags that also foster nationalist and racist views. I remember an English woman complaining to me that all these Somalis who come in and … [Read more...]
Elections, Campaigns and the United Front
by Dave Hill I want to talk about three different things. I want to talk about the 2024 General Election in the UK and the local campaign in Brighton and Hove; the Far Right and their targets; and the United Front, bringing together organised labour and the traditional left with the pro-Palestine/ Gaza anti-imperialist campaigners and activists in an inclusive, democratic and participatory … [Read more...]
Campaign for a Mass Workers’ Party Public Meeting JULY 2024
See the Zoom call HERE Now the election is over, where now for the left? As predicted, Labour has been elected by default on a poor turnout, as almost half of the electorate stayed away from the polls, yet Jeremy Corbyn was soundly re-elected in Islington North! The need to create a united force based in the working class, to give people hope and the will to re-engage, is urgent. Speakers … [Read more...]
BRITAIN AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION
A WIN discussion July 2024. Listen to the recording HERE. On Thursday 4th July Britain held a general election. The ruling Conservative Party was likely to be swept out of office after fourteen years of harsh cuts in living standards. During this period the Labour Party (the main opposition party) had undergone violent swings: a left surge during the period of Corbyn’s leadership, when … [Read more...]
Now the election is over, where now for the left? Public meeting, Tuesday 9th July 2024 at 7pm
As predicted, Labour has been elected by default on a poor turnout, as almost half of the electorate stayed away from the polls, yet Jeremy Corbyn was soundly re-elected in Islington North! The need to create a united force based in the working class, to give people hope and the will to re-engage, is urgent: register and join our zoom call! Speakers include Steve Hedley, Ian Hodson and … [Read more...]
THE BATTLE OF ORGREAVE
A WIN discussion June, 2024. Following last week’s WIN meeting marking the fortieth anniversary of the miners’ strike in Britain, John Dunn, a veteran of the strike, introduced a film commemorating a key turning point in that struggle: the battle of Orgreave, in which 5,000 striking miners were attacked by police mounted on horseback, brutally beaten with clubs, and in dozens of cases falsely … [Read more...]
LESSONS OF THE MINERS’ STRIKE: FORTY YEARS ON
A WIN discussion. It is now forty years since the year-long British coal miners’ strike – the greatest industrial conflict in Britain since the General Strike a century ago. 187,000 mine workers took part, bringing the number of working days lost in the strike to over 26 million.11,291 miners were arrested, and nearly 200 jailed. The police blockaded roads to keep pickets away from working … [Read more...]
THE BRITISH STRIKE WAVE
A Workers’ International Network meeting - June 2023 THE BRITISH STRIKE WAVE - YouTube The British working class is currently suffering the sharpest fall in living standards in living memory. Coming on top of more than a decade of ruthless cuts, the price of gas, electricity, staple foods and mortgages is soaring; food banks are collapsing; children are going hungry; and millions of … [Read more...]