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A Tory cabinet diverse in its bigotry

Does it matter that Boris Johnson’s newly appointed cabinet is said to be more ethnically diverse than any of its predecessors?

Boris Johnson is set to fail as he mimics May’s Brexit plan

Brexit will be Boris Johnson’s first and unavoidable test.

Reports of child abuse are shaped by media hypocrisy

Peter Bornshin suffered sexual abuse while in the care of social services in the early 1980s. He was tormented by his experiences at the Grafton Close Children’s Home, west London.

The deep roots of the neoliberal crisis

The crisis of the neoliberal order accelerates by the week.

Defend LGBT+ Education

LGBT+ education is under attack. That was the message from a BBC Panorama programme this week.

Don't mourn, organise against Boris Johnson

The main party of British capitalism is gripped by its most serious crisis in almost a century

Spy cop who was used against the Stephen Lawrence family

The third police spy who targeted those fighting for justice for Stephen Lawrence has been named.

Israel tries to hide its bloody, racist past

Israel is desperate to hide its bloody, racist history. Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed last week that Israel’s defence ministry has been quietly hiding, removing and censoring documents for more than a decade.

We must resist the rule of racist Tory toffs

Tory leadership rivals Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are competing to be the most racist, bigoted friend of the rich.

How the West is stealing millions from people in Libya

Simon Basketter looks at what the news that Britain is receiving cash from frozen assets shows about imperialism

After tragic plane death—let migrants into Britain safely

The horrific death of an African person was trivialised by most of the media

Fight the climate crisis and organise a socialist revolution

In 2019 it is more urgent than ever that we fight for socialism.

Trade and conflict at the G20 summit

The G20 has become a venue for the struggle between the two giants of the global economy, the United States and China.

Alexandra Kollontai—fighting for liberation and freedom

This new Rebel’s Guide is a critical tool for understanding the struggle today, argues Gabby Thorpe

‘The struggle is still on in France - now we all need to unite against Macron’

Richard Greeman, a Marxist writer and activist best known for his work on Victor Serge, reports from France

How the toxic toffs still rule over us

A new report from The Sutton Trust this week showed that 39 percent of the Tory cabinet were privately educated. Just 7 percent of the population as a whole go through the same system.

A system in meltdown

Much of northern Europe was set to experience a punishing heatwave this week.

Windrush scandal is a result of government racism

The 71st anniversary last Saturday of the arrival of the Empire Windrush saw the government desperately trying to escape the shadow of last year’s scandal.

As Tory hypocrites decry the damage they caused - get them all out

The Tories have conveniently discovered their social conscience as the party leadership election hots up.

Ground Heathrow expansion plan to save the planet

Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson famously said he would “lie down in front of those bulldozers and stop the construction” of Heathrow airport’s third runway. He should get ready for action.