Ian Allinson
Six flavours of milkshake for the European elections
With far right candidates standing in the upcoming European elections, here are some counter-arguments to help you persuade people to vote against Tommy Robinson and the far right.
Working-class strategy #HM2018
In the superb final session at the 2018 Historical Materialism Conference, Katy Fox-Hodess and Amanda Armstrong discussed how the left should relate to workers...
Notes From Below: Workers’ Inquiries #HM2018
Ian Allinson reports from Historical Materialism conference on the Notes From Below project
What strategy for labour in the US? #HM2018
Ian Allinson reports from a debate at the Historical Materialism Conference about strategy for the US labour movement, with useful lessons for the UK.
The Left and a People’s Vote
While the march was mainly organised and led by the neoliberal 'centre', there were also socialists on the march. Unite activist Ian Allinson discusses how the left should respond.
Leaders, leaders, leaders and leaders
Unite the Union activist Ian Allinson discusses the different connotations of the word 'leader'.
Remember the dead, fight for the living
A video from an event in Manchester to mark International Workers Memorial Day
Video: what is rank-and-file trade unionism?
Ian Allinson looks at rank-and-file worker organisation - the alternative to a reliance on bureaucrats to cut deals with management.
Manchester bus strike win support at depot protest
Activists and trade unionists staged a solidarity demonstration outside a Cheetham bus depot this morning.
Fujitsu workers to strike as company dismisses chair of Unite union
The Chair of Unite in Fujitsu UK was dismissed on Friday 12 January as part of a "redundancy" process that has targeted union activists.
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It was Corbyn who brought down May
Anindya Bhattacharya reminds us where it all started to go wrong for Theresa May...
‘We will bring about change!’ #YouthStrike4Climate No.4
Young people have been striking again around the world for the climate. Year 11 student Junayd Islam reports on the climate strike in Cambridge.
revolutionary reflections | Value, force, many states and other problems: part 2
In the second part of his essay on how violence and coercion are written into the core of capitalist social relations, Colin Barker explores how states modify the law of value.
May’s last dance
Theresa May has announced that she will finally be leaving on 7 June. She has epitomised the 'nasty party' she once criticised.
Letter to Edith
Parenthood is full of uncertainties; of hopes and fears. The climate crisis amplifies all of this, and brings into focus the harsh realities and stark choices we face - as individuals and as a society. A poem by Rick Lighten.
Six flavours of milkshake for the European elections
With far right candidates standing in the upcoming European elections, here are some counter-arguments to help you persuade people to vote against Tommy Robinson and the far right.
Battling for the education we need
An open letter about the state of education from concerned grandmother Kes Grant of the anti-academisation campaign John Roan Resists.
revolutionary reflections | Value, force, many states and other problems: part 1
The first part of Colin Barker's essay looking at how violence and coercion are written into the core of capitalist social relations
Review: What’s Wrong With Rights?
Radha D'Souza's investigation into the international liberal rights regime is a welcome intervention that should make us question the framework of 'rights'.
Goodbye and good riddance to Gavin Williamson
It's worth re-visiting some of Gavin Williamson’s most unpleasant politics, just so we can briefly celebrate his political demise.
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revolutionary reflections | Value, force, many states and other problems: part 2
In the second part of his essay on how violence and coercion are written into the core of capitalist social relations, Colin Barker explores how states modify the law of value.
Review: What’s Wrong With Rights?
Radha D'Souza's investigation into the international liberal rights regime is a welcome intervention that should make us question the framework of 'rights'.
revolutionary reflections | ‘Green capitalism’: a critical review: part 1
Today, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world have been taking part in climate strikes. Stephen Graham dissects the discourses of sustainability, Green capitalism and the Green economy.
The Communist Women’s Movement
As we mark International Women's Day (8 March), Estelle Cooch talks Darya Dyakonova and Mike Taber about the history of the Communist Women's Movement (1920-22).
revolutionary reflections | Notes on Capital and the State: part 3
In the concluding part of our serialisation of his 1978 essay on the state in capitalist society, Colin Barker considers the theory of the Permanent Arms Economy.