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On the Road to Digital Serfdom—Editorial

For some years Labour Affairs has pointed to the increasing authoritarian tendencies of our political parties in parliament, noting the lack of substantive policy differences between them and their complicity in introducing legislation that erodes citizen’s rights, most notably the Terrorism Act of 2000, an act breathtaking in its scope, with no temporal limitation and, currently, the … Continue reading On the Road to Digital Serfdom—Editorial

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The failure of British industry – a personal experience

By Eamon Dyas While the United States was the world’s largest producers of automobiles in 1950 the majority of its production was for its home domestic market and not for export. At the same time the UK exported 75% of its vehicle production leaving it as the world’s largest exporter of automobiles in 1950 meaning … Continue reading The failure of British industry – a personal experience

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The significance of the 1984-85 Miners’s strike

By Eamon Dyas Over the past year there have been several exhibitions and events in the UK commemorating the 40th anniversary of the British miners’ strike including “One Year! Photographs from the Miners’ Strike 1984-85: An exhibition based on the Martin Parr Foundation’s collection” which has toured various UK venues. Martin Parr has been an … Continue reading The significance of the 1984-85 Miners’s strike

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Letters about the ‘Unite the Kingdom, Freedom of Speech’ March on 13th September

Letter to the Morning Star published 27/9/25 THE Star’s front page reporting on the Unite the Kingdom rally under the headline of ‘Rampage’ does a disservice to your esteemed paper (M Star September 15).  For it is a ludicrous misrepresentation of the day. If  “thousands of far-right demonstrators” “went on a rampage” as this article claimed, then … Continue reading Letters about the ‘Unite the Kingdom, Freedom of Speech’ March on 13th September

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PALESTINE LINKS

The Israeli right’s ‘time of miracles’ is over. The Palestinians are going nowhere: while problematic for many reasons, Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza appears to spell the end of the Israeli government’s expulsion fantasies (Meron Rapoport, +972, 2 October 2025) Israel's genocide in Gaza never stopped, but UK media have enabled this … Continue reading PALESTINE LINKS

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The Onward March of the ‘Deplorables’—Editorial

Does the Left understand what is going on? The ‘Unite the Kingdom’ Freedom of Speech Rally in London on Saturday the 13th September was significant. While official estimates from the BBC and law enforcement placed attendance at around 150,000, some participants and observers have suggested, based on aerial footage, that the actual number of attendees could have … Continue reading The Onward March of the ‘Deplorables’—Editorial

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An Unhealthy Relationship—the Labour Party and the Unions

Pete Whitelegg It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has followed politics over the past few years that Parliament plays an almost secondary role in determining the political agenda, at least in terms of domestic politics. Although Labour won an unprecedented number of seats at the last election, that agenda has been … Continue reading An Unhealthy Relationship—the Labour Party and the Unions

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Trotskyism – a Century of Failures

By Gwydion M. Williams The Problem of Political Compromise Lenin’s Militarised Socialism Trotsky In The Middle, With Egoism Making Soviet Democracy Unworkable Trotsky as an Obstructive Opposition Further Reading The Problem of Political Compromise Trotskyists imagine themselves as leaders of World Revolution, and it is sheer fantasy.  But it means that they confidently oppose and undermine … Continue reading Trotskyism – a Century of Failures