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Industry / The Spark 001

The first issue of our new industrial periodical covers and critiques recent industrial disputes where leaderships failed members.

5 Sep 2025 ,
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