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The Twilight of Unionism: The Crisis of Ulster Unionism and the Future of Northern Ireland - book review
Book Reviews December 8, 2022
Geoff Bell’s The Twilight of Unionism shows how the basis for Unionist politics has declined remorselessly since the 1960s, finds Chris Bambery ...
Biden’s strike-breaking attack on rail workers
Opinion December 8, 2022
John Clarke argues the imposition of a contract on railroad workers to block a national rail strike results from a failed strategy of collaboration with employe...
Ten reasons why it’s not the rail workers who are the grinches this Christmas
Opinion December 7, 2022
The rail unions are going on strike this Christmas, but Lindsey German argues that this is the government's fault, not the workers'
Royal racism row: the tip of the iceberg - weekly briefing
Opinion December 4, 2022
Lindsey German on social division, the ruling class and why anti-oppressive advances need protecting
The secret ambulance driver: ‘this strike isn’t just about pay, it’s about saving our NHS’
Opinion December 3, 2022
A London ambulance worker tells Counterfire about why colleagues are striking before Xmas
CWU: Post Office workers keep the fight alive with more strikes - News from the Frontline
Latest News December 2, 2022
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles
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The secret nurse: Profiteers have hijacked our NHS and we want it back!
A nurse speaks to Counterfire about the state of the NHS and the historic strikes set for 15 and 20 December for a 5% pay rise above RPI
December 8, 2022 Counterfire
War and peace: Ukraine between guns and diplomacy
Megaphone diplomacy is not enough, we need to push for peace, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
December 7, 2022 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Resistmas: December national strike dates
The strike wave is spreading this December, get down to your nearest picket lines and show your support
December 7, 2022 Counterfire
Oh Lord: Starmer’s an abolitionist!
Labour’s proposal to abolish the House of Lords is a damp squib that falls short of the democratic changes we need, argues John Westmoreland
December 6, 2022 John Westmoreland
Workers (dis)united: thoughts on the recent strikes in Glasgow
We need better coordination, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
December 5, 2022 Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Farha: destruction of a dream - review
Controversy has raged this week over a new movie showing on Netflix. Michael Lavalette urges you to watch it
December 5, 2022 Michael Lavalette
Hope amid decay: Boys from the Blackstuff then and now
Forty years on, the landmark Liverpool drama remains as relevant as ever, argues Sean Coote
December 3, 2022 Sean Coote
Norfolk: Hospital and Tories past their sell by date
Local community campaigners in Norfolk confront both former prime minister Liz Truss and the current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barcla...
December 3, 2022 Jacqueline Mulhallen
Theory
Marxism and Class part six: the working class and revolution
In the final part of his series, Chris Nineham applies some of the lessons of the twentieth century to our current predicament
October 30, 2022 Chris Nineham
Marxism and Class part five: Southern storms – class in the developing world
In the fifth part of the series on class, Chris Nineham demonstrates the centrality of working-class struggle in the Global South
October 22, 2022 Chris Nineham
Marxism and Class part four: Capitalism and class consciousness
In the fourth part of the series on class, Chris Nineham explains how a revolutionary class consciousness can be developed
October 15, 2022 Chris Nineham
Marxism and Class part three: Class analysis or identity politics?
In the third part of the series on class, Chris Nineham explains why a class analysis is needed to understand and fight oppression
October 7, 2022 Chris Nineham
Marxism and Class part two: Whatever happened to the western working class?
In the second in the series on class, Chris Nineham shows that the working class is as central as ever to capitalism here and across the world
September 30, 2022 Chris Nineham
Books
War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict - book review
War in Ukraine offers a clear-sighted analysis of the conflict and the necessary response by the anti-war movement, argues Lindsey German
December 1, 2022 Lindsey German
A People’s History of Catalonia - book review
Michael Eaude’s A People’s History of Catalonia brilliantly tells the story of an oppressed people’s struggle through the centuries, finds Chris Bambery ...
November 24, 2022 Chris Bambery
Radek: A Novel - book review
Stefan Heym’s classic novel tells a fascinating story of the Russian revolution through the Bolshevik Karl Radek, finds John Westmoreland
November 17, 2022 John Westmoreland