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Trade unions / The Spark: Unions shilling for Labour on Ukraine, gender and more

The first issue of our industrial news sheet examines recent cases of trade union leaderships failing their members and the wider working class.

1 Aug 2025 , Proletarian
Disputes / Birmingham bin workers smelling rats

Neither the council nor the unions seem in any hurry to bring this dispute to a conclusion. Workers are left wondering why.

1 Jul 2025 , Lalkar
Working-class history / Obituary: Anne Scargill

A shining example of proletarian leadership, Anne wonderfully proved Mao Zedong’s famous saying that ‘Women hold up half the sky’.

1 Jul 2025 , Lalkar

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Capitalist crisis / Red Youth: Marxism can channel the anger of our youth into revolution

Decaying capitalism offers young people only alienation and misery. The path to a positive future lies in harnessing our energies against the present system.

28 Nov 2023,

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Lay-offs and closures / Job cuts and factory closures; the car industry in Britain

As automation and overproduction combine to wipe out industrial jobs, what is the answer to this seemingly insoluble problem?

12 Mar 2019, Lalkar