Britain

Refugees welcome

Facing the fascist danger

Kevin B. Anderson — The largest democratic republics in Europe and North America remain in extreme danger, amid ongoing and deepening fascist threats, especially in the United States.
Net foreign capital income

Imperialism: Now we have some numbers

Renfrey Clarke — In the view of Marxists, the rift that divides the world is a direct result of imperialism, whose core is always material and economic.
Cold homes kill protest

British Labour’s winter fuel allowance: Ecosocialism versus ageism, austerity and poverty

Liz Lawrence explores the direction of the Labour government and what remains of the Labour Left. She also discusses pensioners’ poverty and resistance, and how ecosocialists should respond.
Anti Tommy Robinson protest

Anti*Capitalist Resistance (England & Cymru/Wales): Solidarity and unity now

Anti*Capitalist Resistance statement on far-right violence sweeping Britain and Northern Ireland
Protest in France against Le Pen and Macron

‘The left should not be making concessions, but dictating its terms’: Boris Kagarlitsky on the far right threat, British Labour, and the French left’s chances of success

Boris Kagarlitsky — The influence of the far right has kept growing in precisely the degree to which the left has retreated from its previous class politics.
Le Pen Melenchon

The far right and radical left after the European and French elections

Pablo Stefanoni looks at the recent European and French elections — in which the former saw a strong showing for the far right while the latter resulted in a win for the broad left — and what it means for both sides.
Jeremy Corbyn and supporters

Britain: The right after Sunak — and the left‑wing alternative

Phil Hearse — As Britain grapples with the aftermath of its recent general election, the political landscape is shifting dramatically. With the Labour left marginalised and the far-right Reform UK surging, the implications for Britain's future and the international scene are profound.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, October 2023.

The ‘multipolar world’: A euphemism to support multiple imperialisms

Frederick Thon Ángeles, Manuel Rodríguez Banchs and Jorge Lefevre Tavárez put forward 18 ideas about the new world order, the dangers of rising inter-imperial conflict, and the need to build an independent pole anchored in the international working class.
Westminster

British elections: Majority without a mandate (plus statement by Anti*Capitalist Resistance)

Richard Seymour — A majority without a mandate, and a landslide that isn’t a landslide. Labour won 64% of the seats with 34% of the vote, the smallest ever vote share for a party taking office.
far right antisemitism

When the accusation of antisemitism becomes a weapon in the hands of neofascism

Gilbert Achcar — Netanyahu has become the darling of the global far right, not only as a role model but because of his efforts to clear his mates from the accusation of antisemitism and attach it to those they hate.
Ecosocialist manifesto

Ecosocialist revolution: A manifesto

Ecosocialist Revolution: A Manifesto is published by Anti*Capitalist Resistance. The document and was adopted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance at their 2024 conference.
Reform UK

Global elections: Hard right reaches for power

Phil Hearse — Left-wing mirth at the Tories’ farcical election launch should be tempered by the likely vote for far-right Reform UK and the determination of the Labour leadership to crush the last remnants of Corbynism.