The global capitalist network is free to move its productive activities between countries and regions in search of profit, but its workers have families and responsibilities and cannot move. The new capitalism has disconnected from or allied with the unions which used to represent the workers. Finding solidarity will require […]
Workers
Immigrant workers: racism and work harassment
Fausto*, an immigrant who arrived in the UK a little more than 3 years ago, is holding various jobs to try to get ahead for his family. However, in one of these he tells us that he is suffering from ‘Work harassment’. The situations that Fausto encounters in his […]
Family court collusion with violent fathers
There are devastating impacts of family court orders on mothers and children who had fled domestic violence and/or child abuse. New research by Elizabeth Dalgarno reveals this, and confirms the years of collective self-help and campaigning carried out by Legal Action for Women (LAW) with mothers attacked for trying […]
Between repression and revolt, France renews ‘the Marseillaise’
The streets of Paris have become the scene of police repression, attacks on the press and popular resistance. Reports of police brutality are innumerable, as today in France the rights to protest and to freedom of information are under attack. But these demonstrations against pension reform have led to the ‘class war’ regaining body and spirit.
“Stronger as one”, against the climate crisis
The danger of a climate emergency, for which many are to blame, and which must be acted upon, is clear. And it must be faced head-on. Extinction Rebellion (XR) Camden and Islington will be holding an independent debate on 28 March on how North London groups can work together to […]