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Lessons need to be learned from the British Gas defeat - News from the Frontline
Latest News April 16, 2021
Counterfire's weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles
The Caduca - book review
Book Reviews April 15, 2021
Richard Allday defends science fiction, and enjoys Elaine Graham-Leigh’s The Caduca, a novel for the disregarded
We will not be silenced: list of #KillTheBill protests around the country this weekend
Latest News April 14, 2021
In a second national day of action, protesters are preparing to take to the streets across the country this weekend to oppose the Police and Crime bill ...
Cameron, getting caught and the new corruption
Opinion April 14, 2021
The Greensill scandal is not about one man, it shows corruption is now a method of government in Britain, argues Chris Nineham
Black Lives Matter: protests rage after police killing of Daunte Wright
Opinion April 13, 2021
Mere miles from the trial of George Floyd’s killer, the shooting of Daunte Wright is a tragic reminder of why the Black Lives Matter movement is still so necess...
The price we pay for the prince – weekly briefing
Opinion April 11, 2021
Lindsey German considers the role of ruling class figureheads in maintaining the status quo
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Scottish elections: will Alba shake things up?
Chris Bambery explains how the new Alba party has caused a stir in the upcoming election, but why the independence movement needs a grassroots campaign ...
April 16, 2021 Chris Bambery
Take it to the streets: Get ready for 26 June
Lucy Nichols on why we need to bring together all the strands of opposition to the Tories onto the streets at the People’s Assembly national demonstration on 26...
April 16, 2021 Lucy Nichols
British Gas: a body blow the whole movement has to learn from
British Gas workers put up a heroic fight but the battle against fire and rehire continues, the movement must learn the lessons, writes Chris Neville ...
April 15, 2021 Chris Neville
Stop the Tory attack: Kill the bill
Counterfire editorial on Tory corruption, a useless opposition and the new normal to be won
April 14, 2021 Counterfire
Ecuador election: what went wrong for the left?
The unexpected defeat of Arauz in Ecuador’s election shows the challenges faced by the left in Latin America and what needs to be done to rebuild, writes Jonath...
April 13, 2021 Jonathan Maunders
Democratic rights and the class struggle: a brief history
In response to the attempts to whitewash the monarchy and to criminalise protest, John Westmoreland traces the working class history of the struggle for democra...
April 12, 2021 John Westmoreland
Every issue in school is a union issue - Staffroom Voice Bulletin April 2021
This month's Counterfire Schools Bulletin on union organisation in schools, attacks on Early Years, fair pay for frontline workers and defending the r...
April 12, 2021 Counterfire
NEU Conference: there's power in a union
NEU conference took stock of a challenging and momentous year, but also addressed major current issues and plotted a way ahead, reports Tony Dowling ...
April 11, 2021 Tony Dowling
Theory
Why does the Labour Party fail? - explainer
Alex Snowdon dissects the root of Labour's failures as a party that's meant to represent working people
October 27, 2020 Alex Snowdon
What is imperialism? - explainer
In the tenth part of a series of explainers, Dragan Plavšić examines the roots of imperialism and how to oppose it
September 8, 2020 Dragan Plavšić
Is revolution possible in the twenty-first century? – explainer
In the ninth part of our explainer series, Katherine Connelly looks at the continuing possibility of revolution for transforming society today
August 25, 2020 Katherine Connelly
What went wrong in Russia? - explainer
In the eighth part of a series of socialist explainers, Vladimir Unkovski-Korica analyses what went wrong in post-revolution Russia
August 18, 2020 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Is a society without oppression possible? - explainer
In the seventh part of a series of socialist explainers, Elaine Graham-Leigh analyses where oppression comes from and if it can be overcome
August 11, 2020 Elaine Graham-Leigh
Books
Alliance of Adversaries: The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East - book review
The 1922 Comintern Congress of the workers of the Far East underlines the importance of anti-imperialism and the politics of liberation to the revolution, argue...
April 8, 2021 Chris Bambery
Berkeley: The Student Revolt - book review
Hal Draper’s classic account of the 1960s Berkeley student free-speech movement reveals enduring patterns that remain important for all activists, argues Joshua...
April 1, 2021 Josh Newman
Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music - book review
Gerald Horne’s Jazz and Justice is an illuminating history of the material conditions of African-American Jazz musicians in its classic decades, finds Martin Ha...
March 25, 2021 Martin Hall