This article appears today in Solidarity. “The emancipation of the working class must be the act of the workers themselves” – that’s a phrase which will be familiar to most Marxists and originates in the…

This article appears in Solidarity. In the course of just a few days, three news stories came across my desk that highlighted one of the problems we face in the British trade union movement. As…

At first glance, who could oppose the Palestine Solidarity Campaign? The very name implies one of the most noble human aspirations — solidarity with a people. And in particular a people like the Palestinians, whose suffering is…

This article appeared in Solidarity today. The announcement that another high street retailer, Comet, had bit the dust was hardly unexpected. We’re in the midst of a recession, competition is fierce, the company had long…

This article appears in the latest edition of Solidarity. Please post any comments you may have to the discussion there. Every four years, an odd little debate occurs on the Left. Here is what happens:…

This article also appears in Solidarity – please add any comments there. This may be news to some, but what is today commonplace was once quite rare. I’m referring to anti-Semitism on the far Left…

This article was published in Solidarity. A century and a half ago, workers’ leaders from a number of European countries met in St. Martin’s Hall in London under a banner proclaiming “All men are brothers.”…

This article appears in Solidarity this week. As PCS convenes this week in Brighton for their annual conference, delegates will be be expected to vote on a wide range of issues, including some international ones….

This article appears in this week’s issue of Solidarity. The week leading up to May Day is commemorated each year around the world as “North Korea Freedom Week”, though you’d hardly know that if you…