First published on The Struggle blog, May 2026 It seems incredible now but in the 28 years from Thatcher becoming Prime Minister in 1979 to Blair resigning in 2007, Britain had only three Prime Ministers. That degree of stability is now only a distant memory. In the nineteen years since then, Britain has burned through seven PMs, with no less than four in the last four years. What can we … [Read more...]
The Struggle to end Trump’s war
From The Struggle, 8th April 2026. There is much about modern life that feels surreal. Over the last two decades, since the credit crunch of 2008, international events have taken one bizarre turn after another that prior to 2008 would barely have seemed possible. Had anyone said that Donald Trump would have spent Easter of 2026 threatening Iran, whilst standing with the Easter Bunny, in a style … [Read more...]
The Struggle against war on the people of Iran
Early Saturday morning the USA aided by its ally Israel launched an attack on Iran. This murderous bombing and missile assault comes just a day after the third round of US-Iran negotiations over Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme. This is unprovoked aggression and the USA and Israel are the aggressors. This is not the first time the USA and Israel have attacked Iran, in June 2025 they launched … [Read more...]
The Struggle against Mandelson
Capitalism is still showing its capacity for crises of overproduction – overproduction of crises that is. Sleaze and scandal are now a staple on the news circuit and not a day seems to go by without some bombshell revelations rocking the institutions of the capitalist regime. The monarchy, the Church, the police, parliament. In fact, everywhere you look the pillars of the establishment are … [Read more...]
The Struggle for a worker’s MP on a worker’s wage
In the UK workers have experienced significant wage stagnation since the financial crash of 2008 as the capitalists made workers pay for the crisis. Real, that to say inflation-adjusted, pay fell sharply until the mid-2010s, only just returning to 2008 levels by 2025 for most workers. Overall wage growth averaged near zero or was even negative for a long period. … [Read more...]
The Struggle over Starmer’s fate
by Rhys Jameson – 12th January 2026 On the home front the capitalist media has long and loudly criticised Starmer. Mostly, it has to be said in his defence, for issues that had arisen under the previous Tory regime but at the time the media completely ignored. There was however nothing but uniform, if grudging, praise for his foreign policy where he follows the groove worn into the red carpet … [Read more...]