"If the world had the same per capita death toll as Trump/Biden and Johnson, then there would already be fifteen million dead." Diane Abbott MP was speaking at the Arise Festival Rally: “Fight the Tories – for Socialism, not Barbarism,” you can read a version of her speech below or watch the her contribution in…

Continue reading ➞ For Socialism, Not Barbarism – Diane Abbott MP

"Bizarrely the joint governments’ statement suggests that [AUKUS] will ‘promote stability in the Indo-Pacific’... it looks more likely to massively ramp up tension in the region" By Kate Hudson, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament If anyone thought that talking of a ‘new cold war’ with China was overstating the case, the recently announced AUKUS military pact…

Continue reading ➞ Say No to the Military Escalation of the AUKUS “Security Pact” – Kate Hudson, CND

"What the world needs is global cooperation to tackle shared threats of the pandemic and climate change, not a new cold war." Murad Qureshi, Stop the War, tackles the misguided motivations and justifications of the AUKUS “Security Pact,” pushing us closer to a Cold War with China. On hearing the news of the US-UK-Australia Security…

Continue reading ➞ Oppose the Push for Cold War 2.0 – Murad Qureshi, Stop the War Coalition

"We know that claps don’t pay the bills and actually a minimum basic hourly rate of £15 per hour, decent sick pay paid at 100% of wages and a ban on zero hours contracts would be much more meaningful." Sarah Wooley is the General Secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU). Check…

Continue reading ➞ The Entire Labour Movement Needs to Fight Back – Sarah Wooley, BFAWU

"The Conservatives are planning a full scale assault both on our services and also on working class living standards. We can see that happening immediately this autumn" Jon Trickett MP was speaking at the Arise Festival September Rally: "Fight the Tories - For Socialism, not Barbarism." You can read his contribution on fighting back against…

Continue reading ➞ The Barbarism of a Tory Class War – Jon Trickett MP

"This is a time for bold strokes & the fresh ideas that levelling up should be about. This is not the time for penny pinching, & to be taking away the extra £20 that families are relying on to put food on the table."

Whether it’s the history of European imperial powers… the way the lowest paid workers are treated, or the way migrants are brutalise, we face – in this century – barbarism, & the answer to these issues is, of course, progressive politics and socialism.’ - Diane Abbott MP.

"As a movement, we must harness public awareness of the UK's rigged system to build momentum for an economy that properly takes advantage of the role for which trade unions were intended." By Sarah Glenister, IER Communications Officer At the ever-popular Sunday night Institute of Employment Rights (IER)/Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) TUC fringe…

Continue reading ➞ Labour movement leaders ask if not now for workers’ rights, then when? #TUC21

"The left, inside & beyond the Labour Party, & the entire labour movement need to step up to this challenge, working together to take the fight to the Tories & for the bold socialist solutions the crises we face need."

"That is why we need to push for a National Care Service based on the principles of our NHS. It would be free at the point of use, provided by the public sector & paid for through progressive taxation."