Willie Howard with Thurrock strikers Willie Howard with Thurrock strikers. Photo: Justice for Refuse Workers & Cleansers / Facebook

Chris Nineham speaks to Unite organiser Willie Howard about the recent victory in Thurrock, how the fightback is spreading and what industrial strategy should look like

Join Revolution! May Day weekender in London

The world is changing fast. From tariffs and trade wars to the continuing genocide in Gaza to Starmer’s austerity 2.0.

Revolution! on Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 May brings together leading activists and authors to discuss the key questions of the moment and chart a strategy for the left.

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Chris Nineham

Chris Nineham is a founder member of Stop the War and Counterfire, speaking regularly around the country on behalf of both. He is author of The People Versus Tony Blair and Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs.