Proletarian

Prol 94: February 2020

British politics / George Galloway: ‘The idea that the organs of the state are impartial is dead’

Does this herald a moment when the working class in Britain gets back up off its knees and starts to fight again?

16 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
China / China will beat the coronavirus

While western hysteria is out of all proportion to the real scale of the emergency, the Chinese response has been swift and stunning.

5 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
Disputes / RSPCA: You wouldn’t treat a dog like this

Despite healthy donations and reserves, the charity is using a minor single-year operational deficit to justify ‘salami-slicing measures‘ on pay and conditions.

30 Jan 2020 , Proletarian

Pay and conditions / Union-busting at St Mungo’s homeless charity

More pressure on workers in the charity sector, where a race to the bottom is well underway.

4 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
Disputes / Stand with rail strikers defending passenger safety

Railway bosses have abandoned the deal that was struck a year ago and are refusing to restart talks without preconditions.

9 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Pay and conditions / Firefighters victory forces government retreat on public sector pensions

The FBU has won its case to get former pension rights restored, and the case has wide implications.

19 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Industry / Car industry crisis pushes Peugeot-Fiat merger

Workers rightly fear for their jobs as another round of ‘cost-cutting’ looms.

15 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Capitalist crisis / FlyBe farce exposes lunacy of privately owned transport

A hefty subsidy to the airline’s private owners may not be enough to save a vital service and thousands of jobs.

22 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Social wage / Children in care being let down as vultures profit from their misery

The children’s care system is yet another example of how privateers are feeding off the wretchedness of society’s most vulnerable.

18 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Europe / How the EU is demolishing pensions

We need to stand together in resisting the drive to make workers pay for the economic crisis of capitalism.

2 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
Venezuela / Venezuela’s foreign minister: ‘Lenin’s definition of imperialism was correct’

Workers’ representatives from the five continents meet in Caracas to forge ahead with world anti-imperialist struggle.

26 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
Iran / Self-identifying ‘communists’ blame Iran

Self-defence is no offence; those who really want to stop war must stand with the resistance.

16 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
British politics / Workers Party’s George Galloway launches No Gulf War campaign

‘We have to strike at the heart of the matter: our country has an economic and political system that makes wars inevitable.’

12 Jan 2020 , Proletarian TV
Civil liberties / UN: Britain and US guilty of torturing Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning

This illegal and brutal repression must not be allowed to succeed in its aim of terrifying workers into submission.

7 Feb 2020 , Proletarian
Iran / US imperialism digging its own grave ever faster in the middle east

Slavishly supported by Britain as it does so.

14 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
USSR / International communists on the attack against anti-Stalin lies

Workers will never find courage in their own strength until they have learned to see through the exploiters’ lies about socialism.

8 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
France / Macron is in trouble – and so is his EU-backed austerity project

The inspirational determination of the French working class is starting to cause cracks in the resolve of the presidential gang.

10 Feb 2020 , Proletarian

Prol 94: February 2020 topics

Brexit
Corruption
George Galloway
Imperialist war
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour party
Lenin 150
Social democracy
The state
Workers party
Covid-19
Planned economy
Third sector
Unite the Union
Housing crisis
Workers rights
Anti-union laws
Health and safety
Protests and strikes
Public transport
Railways
RMT
FBU
Pensions
British manufacturing
Car industry
Overproduction crisis
Aviation industry
Austerity
Care system
Children
Privatisation
Capitalist crisis
Emmanuel Macron
European Union
Gilet jaunes
Anti-imperialism
Bolivarian revolution
Donald Trump
Hugo Chavez
Leninism
Sanctions
US imperialism
VI Lenin
CPB
CPGB-ML
Drive to war
No Gulf War
Non-cooperation
Revisionism
Trotskyism
WW3
Stop the War
Free speech
Julian Assange
Justice system
Lawfare
Media lies
United Nations
British imperialism
Iraq war
Actually-existing socialism
Josef Stalin
Marxism
October Revolution

Prol 94: February 2020

British politics / George Galloway: ‘The idea that the organs of the state are impartial is dead’

Does this herald a moment when the working class in Britain gets back up off its knees and starts to fight again?

China / China will beat the coronavirus

While western hysteria is out of all proportion to the real scale of the emergency, the Chinese response has been swift and stunning.

Disputes / RSPCA: You wouldn’t treat a dog like this

Despite healthy donations and reserves, the charity is using a minor single-year operational deficit to justify ‘salami-slicing measures‘ on pay and conditions.

Pay and conditions / Union-busting at St Mungo’s homeless charity

More pressure on workers in the charity sector, where a race to the bottom is well underway.

Disputes / Stand with rail strikers defending passenger safety

Railway bosses have abandoned the deal that was struck a year ago and are refusing to restart talks without preconditions.

Pay and conditions / Firefighters victory forces government retreat on public sector pensions

The FBU has won its case to get former pension rights restored, and the case has wide implications.

Industry / Car industry crisis pushes Peugeot-Fiat merger

Workers rightly fear for their jobs as another round of ‘cost-cutting’ looms.

Capitalist crisis / FlyBe farce exposes lunacy of privately owned transport

A hefty subsidy to the airline’s private owners may not be enough to save a vital service and thousands of jobs.

Social wage / Children in care being let down as vultures profit from their misery

The children’s care system is yet another example of how privateers are feeding off the wretchedness of society’s most vulnerable.

Europe / How the EU is demolishing pensions

We need to stand together in resisting the drive to make workers pay for the economic crisis of capitalism.

Venezuela / Venezuela’s foreign minister: ‘Lenin’s definition of imperialism was correct’

Workers’ representatives from the five continents meet in Caracas to forge ahead with world anti-imperialist struggle.

Iran / Self-identifying ‘communists’ blame Iran

Self-defence is no offence; those who really want to stop war must stand with the resistance.

British politics / Workers Party’s George Galloway launches No Gulf War campaign

‘We have to strike at the heart of the matter: our country has an economic and political system that makes wars inevitable.’

Civil liberties / UN: Britain and US guilty of torturing Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning

This illegal and brutal repression must not be allowed to succeed in its aim of terrifying workers into submission.

Iran / US imperialism digging its own grave ever faster in the middle east

Slavishly supported by Britain as it does so.

USSR / International communists on the attack against anti-Stalin lies

Workers will never find courage in their own strength until they have learned to see through the exploiters’ lies about socialism.

France / Macron is in trouble – and so is his EU-backed austerity project

The inspirational determination of the French working class is starting to cause cracks in the resolve of the presidential gang.

Prol 94: February 2020 topics