Proletarian

Prol 72: June 2016

Disputes / No to the new doctors’ contract; save our NHS!

Hunt declares victory for the government; BMA’s Malawana declares ... nothing.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Civil liberties / Police lies revealed at Hillsborough; Orgreave must be next

Inquiry reveals police guilt for 96 unnecessary deaths in Sheffield, and highlights the militarised and anti-worker culture that grew out of the political policing of the miners’ strike five years earlier.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Venezuela / Maduro ‘ready to radicalise the revolution’

Imperialist and comprador sabotage can only be countered by the rule of the proletariat.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian

British politics / ‘Anti-zionism is not antisemitism’

Statement on ‘Labour’s problem with antisemitism’ from the Jewish Socialists’ Group.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Palestine / Hedy Epstein, rights activist and holocaust survivor, remembered

Hedy Epstein, known and loved by the Palestinian people and their friends and supporters for her courageous work for solidarity and justice, has died aged 91.

1 Jun 2016 , If Americans Knew
Syria / Patriotic forces consolidate their gains

Confusion and disintegration reign amongst the imperialist-backed ‘opposition’ as Syria and her allies strengthen their position.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Health / Sudden death of the ‘weekend effect’

One of the key planks in the government's propaganda offensive against junior doctors has been exposed as a total nonsense.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Pay and conditions / Union-busting at Topshop

Retail giant's outsourced cleaners protest against victimisation of activists.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Trade unions / Unite says no to Brexit

Britain's biggest trade union backs monopoly capital's view on the imperialist exploiters' club.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Trade unions / Blacklisters cough up but justice still denied

Construction monopolies pay out token amounts to their victims in the hope of avoiding further exposure in the courts and media.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Education / Kids’ strike over school tests

Kids boycott SAT tests as parents demand: ‘Let our kids be kids’.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Lay-offs and closures / Tata: the vultures circle

While the capitalist crisis continues to destroy workers' lives, our union leaders are still trying to push us down the blind alley of support for British imperialism.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Ukraine / Eurovision circus but no bread

The imperialist media support for opponents of Russia, including criminals and/or fascists, is relentless and shameless.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Energy / Frack flak buried

The government is trying to push ahead with fracking despite environmental and economic objections.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
British politics / Reclaiming May Day for the working class

A day of proletarian pride.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Korea / Workers’ Party reaffirms its commitment to socialism

Party congress confirms that people’s Korea will remain a bastion of anti-imperialist independence and hold firm to the path of socialist development.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Culture / Celebrating Shakespeare: a Marxist-Leninist perspective

Part 1. The times make the man: Shakespeare’s historical context

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
Lay-offs and closures / BHS workers facing loss of jobs and pensions

This is not the ‘unacceptable face’ of capitalism; capitalism itself is unacceptable.

1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian

Prol 72: June 2016

Disputes / No to the new doctors’ contract; save our NHS!

Hunt declares victory for the government; BMA’s Malawana declares ... nothing.

Civil liberties / Police lies revealed at Hillsborough; Orgreave must be next

Inquiry reveals police guilt for 96 unnecessary deaths in Sheffield, and highlights the militarised and anti-worker culture that grew out of the political policing of the miners’ strike five years earlier.

Venezuela / Maduro ‘ready to radicalise the revolution’

Imperialist and comprador sabotage can only be countered by the rule of the proletariat.

British politics / ‘Anti-zionism is not antisemitism’

Statement on ‘Labour’s problem with antisemitism’ from the Jewish Socialists’ Group.

Palestine / Hedy Epstein, rights activist and holocaust survivor, remembered

Hedy Epstein, known and loved by the Palestinian people and their friends and supporters for her courageous work for solidarity and justice, has died aged 91.

Syria / Patriotic forces consolidate their gains

Confusion and disintegration reign amongst the imperialist-backed ‘opposition’ as Syria and her allies strengthen their position.

Health / Sudden death of the ‘weekend effect’

One of the key planks in the government's propaganda offensive against junior doctors has been exposed as a total nonsense.

Pay and conditions / Union-busting at Topshop

Retail giant's outsourced cleaners protest against victimisation of activists.

Trade unions / Unite says no to Brexit

Britain's biggest trade union backs monopoly capital's view on the imperialist exploiters' club.

Trade unions / Blacklisters cough up but justice still denied

Construction monopolies pay out token amounts to their victims in the hope of avoiding further exposure in the courts and media.

Education / Kids’ strike over school tests

Kids boycott SAT tests as parents demand: ‘Let our kids be kids’.

Lay-offs and closures / Tata: the vultures circle

While the capitalist crisis continues to destroy workers' lives, our union leaders are still trying to push us down the blind alley of support for British imperialism.

Ukraine / Eurovision circus but no bread

The imperialist media support for opponents of Russia, including criminals and/or fascists, is relentless and shameless.

Energy / Frack flak buried

The government is trying to push ahead with fracking despite environmental and economic objections.

British politics / Reclaiming May Day for the working class

A day of proletarian pride.

Korea / Workers’ Party reaffirms its commitment to socialism

Party congress confirms that people’s Korea will remain a bastion of anti-imperialist independence and hold firm to the path of socialist development.

Culture / Celebrating Shakespeare: a Marxist-Leninist perspective

Part 1. The times make the man: Shakespeare’s historical context

Lay-offs and closures / BHS workers facing loss of jobs and pensions

This is not the ‘unacceptable face’ of capitalism; capitalism itself is unacceptable.

Prol 72: June 2016 topics