It is a week away from the local elections that will take place in much of the England on 7thMay. Almost two years ago, the Labour Party won a landslide 411 seats in the July 2024 general election. The polls for the forthcoming local elections suggest that Labour will be in third place in many wards and … Continue reading Local elections—Editorial
Vote for the Workers Party in the May elections
Here is the Workers Party of Britain's 10 Point Programme, as adopted at its founding in 2019, followed by the manifesto. Workers Party of Britain – Ten Point Programme An end to imperialist wars and financial domination, starting with withdrawal from Nato. Rebuild British industry and abolish the anti-worker ‘rationalisation’ that puts profits ahead of people to … Continue reading Vote for the Workers Party in the May elections
Was Fianna Fáil ‘slightly fascist’ in the 1930s?
James Connolly was the only Labour leader in the British state who was explicitly Marxist in his general framework of understanding and who engaged in revolutionary action against the State. He was killed for his revolutionary attempt by a Coalition Government which included the founder of the Labour Party, Arthur Henderson, who was in the process … Continue reading Was Fianna Fáil ‘slightly fascist’ in the 1930s?
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Iran – Regime Still Standing False Belief as a Root of Evil Iran: Not My Sort of Regime China and Compromise Snippets Taxing the Rich Ukraine – Predictable Disaster Intelligence Is Many Different Things Iran – Regime Still Standing British pop singer Elton John can’t have many followers in Iran. But his … Continue reading Notes on the News
Palestine Links
In Gaza, life flickers as power cuts shatter livelihoods and healthcare (Nada Nabil in Gaza City, Middle East Eye, 29 April 2026) ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan describes threats from David Cameron and Lindsay Graham in new interview (Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye, 29 April 2026) New petition seeks 'accountability' from UK over role in Israel-Palestine … Continue reading Palestine Links
Competitive Parliamentarianism Isn’t Essential for Democracy
By Gwydion M. Williams Parliaments of the rich, for a rich minority Elections as a path to Civil War Humans are not natural democrats or natural sharers Parliaments of the rich, for a rich minority England has been parliamentary since the 14th century. But only in 1688 was it settled that the monarch could not rule without … Continue reading Competitive Parliamentarianism Isn’t Essential for Democracy
New police powers “to protect communities from disruption caused by protests”
[This is another effort to deny people the right to demonstrate against the genocide taking place against the Palestinian people, by banning ‘repeat demos’, as if the demonstrations had to stop even if the situation has not changed.] Police forces will be authorised to consider the ‘cumulative impact’ of protests, assessing previous activity when deciding … Continue reading New police powers “to protect communities from disruption caused by protests”
The Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
30 April 2026 This is Sahra Wagenknecht’s newsletter. In it, I provide regular updates on my activities and current political issues. The federal government has approved the draft budget for 2027. This includes the largest military build-up since 1945 and shameless debt accumulation. 200 billion euros in new debt – almost entirely for new weapons … Continue reading The Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
Editorial The United States and Israel have launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, a state that was not threatening their interests. This is a war to destroy the Iranian state and is waged in such a way as to cause death and destruction to the political leadership, the state apparatus, civil society and … Continue reading Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
The Iranian Debacle – A Moment of Opportunity?
Editorial The escalating conflict in the Middle East following the attack on Iran threatens to return Britain to the kind of economic stress it last encountered in the 1970s — rising energy prices, squeezed living standards, and a working class searching for political leadership that speaks directly to its situation. In this context, Clive Lewis's … Continue reading The Iranian Debacle – A Moment of Opportunity?
BBC Iran coverage
Complaints to the BBC David Morrison The BBC coverage of the US/Israel aggression against Iran has been disgraceful. Here are the three examples of their coverage, to which I made formal complaints. 1 Newsnight, 12 January 2026 Ayatollah not implacably opposed to compromise On this programme, Sir Alex Younger (the former head of MI6) asserted that … Continue reading BBC Iran coverage
How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
David Morrison Before the US and Israel launched their armed aggression against Iran on 25 February, a report by the US National Intelligence Council (which is part of Tulsi Gabbard’s US Office of National Intelligence) assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to overthrow the regime in Tehran, even … Continue reading How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
“The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden)
BOOK REVIEW David Jackson “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden) Part 3 This is a lengthy, significant and substantial book of almost 550 pages. It is supported by nearly 800 footnotes, which the author decided to place online. I believe that to do it proper justice required more … Continue reading “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden)
The Central Bank of Japan
Michal Lerner In the March issue of Labour Affairs I described the operation of the UK and US central banks. In this article I will look at the central bank of Japan. But first a word on terminology. There will be many references to ‘reserves’ and ‘reserve accounts’ in the article. Reserves is just another name for money. Reserve … Continue reading The Central Bank of Japan
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Iranian Democracy Deemed Nonexistent Jews as Victims of Anglo Hegemony Iran Doing What Saddam Failed To Do Snippets The USA: One Nation, Suffering From God Delusions China Once Again Remakes Itself China Not Short of Workers Goths as Mongrels? How To Fail Again in Afghanistan Electricity Failure Gay But Sorrowful Iranian … Continue reading Notes on the News
PALESTINE LINKS
‘Erasing the lines’: How settler outposts are seizing new regions of the West Bank (Oren Zvi & Ariel Caine, +972, 26 March 2026) Oops, we have wrecked another country (David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 March 2026) ‘Forever live by the sword’: Understanding Israelis’ massive support for Iran war (Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss, 22 March 2026) … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS
Virtue March
CAN THE LEFT MARCH FOR VICTORY WHILE LOSING THE WORKING CLASS? How the British Left Traded Solidarity for Virtue Signalling, and Why the Working Class Is No Longer Listening Paul Knaggs, Labour Heartlands There is a speech circulating in left-wing circles in Dublin that ought to unsettle every socialist in Britain. Not the kind of … Continue reading Virtue March
Leninist Communism – A Better History that Failed to Complete Itself
Gwydion M. Williams Born in 1950, I remember how different the world was in the 1970s. Communist parties were powerful in most of Western Europe, and the British Communist Party was very influential despite a lack of electoral success. At that time, many in Eastern Europe wanted Reformed Communism rather than a surrender to Western values, the … Continue reading Leninist Communism – A Better History that Failed to Complete Itself
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