Bob Crow was General Secretary of the RMT rail and transport union when he died five years ago, in March … More
Category: History
Michael Heseltine is our enemy! (Letter to a fellow anti-Brexit marcher)
Dear friend, I marched with you on 23 March, having organised to make the demonstration as big as possible. I … More
General election and class struggle: Labour’s 1918 breakthrough
By Janine Booth The 1918 general election was the first to be held on a single day (14 December), the … More
Luke Akehurst defends the Freikorps
By Rida Vaquas, Clarion Editor In the Twittersphere, a bizarre claim by right-wing Labour activist Luke Akehurst has surfaced that … More
Lessons from Labour 1974-9
Martin Thomas, Islington South CLP, was an active socialist and trade unionist in 1974, when Britain elected a Labour government … More
Failures of left in office boosted far-right
By Michael Elms In 1981, a left government took power in France under a Socialist Party President, Francois Mitterrand. By … More
Lessons from the Brazilian Workers’ Party
Brazilian politics is in flux, with a dramatic and alarming rise of the radical right. To help understand the background … More
Chuka Umunna, Labour and institutional racism
By Rida Vaquas Whilst I understand the intent behind resisting opportunistic weaponisations of legitimate issues such as Chuka Umunna declaring … More
How Frank Field helped the Tories in Wallasey and got away with it (until now)
Frank Field’s right-wing politics, contempt for Labour Party members and disloyalty to the party itself have been well documented in … More