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UNISON Election in Britain: Left Victory Would Transform the Situation

The general secretary election for Britain’s largest trade union is down to the wire. Our British comrades of Socialist Appeal are all out calling for a vote for class-fighter left-wing candidate Paul Holmes.

Britain: Corbyn Readmitted but Denied the Whip—What Next?

Jeremy Corbyn is back in the Labour Party, after apologizing for earlier remarks. But no amount of appeasement will satisfy the right wing. This war is far from over.

Happy Birthday, Lenin! The Great Fighter and Teacher of Marxism

Today marks the 150th birthday of Vladimir Lenin, the great revolutionary leader. Whilst the bourgeois historians and liberals slander him, we celebrate his life and ideas, which are more relevant now than ever.

Capitalism Threatens to Throw Us Back to the Dark Ages

The coronavirus pandemic is shutting down society and paralyzing production around the world. The global capitalist system is facing an existential crisis, with a slump that is affecting all countries simultaneously.

Capitalist System in Meltdown

The coronavirus has become the catalyst for a crash on the stock markets, with drastic slumps everywhere on “Black Monday.” The epidemic has exposed the deep sickness in the capitalist system.

Lessons of the British Election: Don’t Mourn—Organize!

The shock election result has caused great confusion, demoralization, and anger. We must learn the lessons of this defeat, to regather our forces and go on the offensive against the Tories.

100 Years on: the Founding of the Communist International

The Third International became a vital school of revolutionary ideas and strategy. Rob Sewell (editor of Socialist Appeal, British journal of the IMT) looks back on this momentous event.

“Trade Wars are Good”—Trump Threatens Fragile World Economy

If Trump carries through on his threats to impose big tariffs on steel and aluminum, the world economy could plunge into another deep slump.

In Defense of Marx's Labor Theory of Value

First developed by the early bourgeois economists, the labor theory of value has now become an anathema in bourgeois circles, not least because of its revolutionary implications.

Why You Should be a Socialist

Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal (Britain), looks at the ongoing crisis of capitalism, the growing inequality in the world today, and the potential for transforming our lives on the basis of modern technology.

Stock Market Meltdown: Harbinger of New World Slump

World stock markets have been in meltdown from Shanghai and Shenzhen to London and New York. A sea of red blighted the computer screens of the stock exchanges everywhere in a panic global sell-off. Shock […]

Explosive Situation Developing—Where is Britain Heading?

There is no calm in Britain—a feeling of anger, bitterness and disillusionment exists everywhere. While in Scotland it found an expression in support for the SNP, it found no outlet in England and Wales. It […]