Lessons of the 1926 General Strike – a century on Tuesday 4 May marked the start of the UK’s great General Strike of 1926 when for nine days millions of workers struck in support of a million coal miners who were locked out by their employers in a dispute over jobs and pay writes Bill MacKeith

Lessons of the 1926 General Strike – a century on

Unions and the struggle against the far‑right Many trade unionists in 2024 voted Labour to get rid of the Tories. But Labour in government has fallen below even the most modest expectations of those who voted for them writes Liz Lawrence.

Unions and the struggle against the far‑right

Starmer’s Reset crashes into Mandy Can Starmer manage a rebrand? Or will Peter Mandelson prove too damaging? Dave Kellaway examines.

Starmer’s Reset crashes into Mandy

Support South Wales health visitors Around 100 health visitors at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) remain on strike reports Geoff Ryan.. They need support.

Support South Wales health visitors

“Our Way of Life” Simon Pearson reflects on Chamel Abdulkarim's act of burning down a warehouse as a protest against his poverty pay

“Our Way of Life”

Fascisation and strategy The Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation from Germany interviews our comrade Ugo Palheta about his writings on fascisation or creeping fascism.

Fascisation and strategy

Irish Fuel Protests: Blame The Government Not the Protesters People Before Profit report on the latest protests in Ireland

Irish Fuel Protests: Blame The Government Not the Protesters

Hungary After Orbán Adam Novak analyses the structural dynamics of the Orbán regime and assesses the Tisza victory

Hungary After Orbán

National housing demonstration: Rent controls now! Council housing, not luxury flats! More than 70 organisations, including six national trades unions, are supporting the national housing demonstration on April 18th. Martin Wicks from Labour Campaign for Council Housing reports.

National housing demonstration: Rent controls now! Council housing, not luxury flats!

Your Party consolidates into Labour 2.0… What next? We need to take stock of the failure of Your Party. Simon Hannah analyses the balance of forces.

Your Party consolidates into Labour 2.0… What next?

Hello! There’s a national housing protest in London on Saturday 18th April that AntiCapitalist Resistance is encouraging people to attend.

The march demanding rent controls and more council housing.

📍 Soho Square Gardens
⏰ 1pm

More details on the website
www.housingdemo.org

Fascism before power Simon Pearson responds to D.K. Renton's arguments about creeping fascism

Fascism before power

Ukrainian workers need continuing solidarity Ukrainian writers are engaged in two struggles, against Russia's occupation and for their rights as workers. Liz Lawrence argues they need our unconditional solidarity.

Ukrainian workers need continuing solidarity

FIGHTING THE FAR RIGHT – WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND OUR BACKS! Allan Todd discusses the political options for fighting the far right today

FIGHTING THE FAR RIGHT – WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND OUR BACKS!

Trump, fascism, Iran D. K. Renton engages with previous ACR posts on creeping fascism and endorsing the recent Porto Alegre conference. He doesnt think Trump is fascist, or that our moment is. He hopes this piece brings out the difference in a friendly, not sectarian, fashion.

Trump, fascism, Iran

‘Your Landmark, Our Livelihoods’ Report from the GMB Strike at the Royal Pavilion, written by A.J.A. Woods.

‘Your Landmark, Our Livelihoods’

The Anti‑Fascist and Anti‑Imperialist Conference in Porto Alegre: Great achievements, challenges and opportunities The first anti-fascist conference for the sovereignty of peoples was a unique experience, nowhere else on the planet has anything like this been achieved.. write Manuel Rodriguez Banchs, Penelope Duggan, Israel Dutra, Antoine Larrache, João Machado, Reymund de Silva and Eric Toussaint, members of the Fourth International Bureau and International Committee.

The Anti‑Fascist and Anti‑Imperialist Conference in Porto Alegre: Great achievements, challenges and opportunities

Film, fascism, Pasolini Dave Kellaway reviews The Silver Book by Olivia Laing (Hamish Hamilton 2025) a novel set in the 1970s world of the Italian cinema of Fellini and Pasolini. Their account of the latter’s Salo - or the 120 Days of Sodom is prophetic of the Epstein circle.

Film, fascism, Pasolini

A glimpse of what could be: The NSW BLF, the most radical and innovative union the world has ever seen Looking at trade unions in the imperialist countries over the last 40 or so years, their concerns are often seem very limited. This has not always been the case and it needn’t be so in the future. John Tully recounts an exemplary trade union struggle from Australia.

A glimpse of what could be: The NSW BLF, the most radical and innovative union the world has ever seen

Three general characteristics of the new era of fascism Fascism has been, over the last decade, and especially more recently, an object of vigorous debate on the left. But, as a long editorial from the Salvage collective bemoaned about debates over what to make of Russia’s war on Ukraine, much of this debate has been stuck in the ditch of historical analogy. Is Trumpism more like Mussolini’s or Hitler’s fascism? When we stack up all the measures of rights violated and attacked, does the far right today pass the test of comparison with major fascist events of the 20th century? Ivan Drury Zarin writes.

Three general characteristics of the new era of fascism

Two Prosecutors  Tony Richardson reviews a film just released about the terrible Stalinist purges of revolutionaries in the 1930s Soviet Union

Two Prosecutors 

ACR Anti far right broadsheet Anti*Capitalist Resistance broadsheet "Stop Farage and Robinson".

ACR Anti far right broadsheet

Millions march Against Trump’s war and immigration policies Dan La Botz reports from the USA about the eight million strong anti-Trump No Kings protests this weekend

Millions march Against Trump’s war and immigration policies

Time to re‑think Green Party Conference After the Green Party Spring Conference, Rob Marsden argues that now is the time to adopt a delegate model to better empower members.

Time to re‑think Green Party Conference

March Together breaks records Echo Fortune and Terry Conway report from central London.

March Together breaks records

Marking the 50th Land Day 30 March is Land Day – the annual memorial and protest day of Palestinian citizens of Israel. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first Land Day, when Israeli police and border guards shot dead six Palestinian citizens and wounded hundreds more, writes Roland Rance

Marking the 50th Land Day

How a Hackney Academy failed to care for all its pupils Inbar Tamari and Dave Kellaway report on a critical review of the Mossbourne Academy Federation''s behaviour management system and the parents' reaction.

How a Hackney Academy failed to care for all its pupils

Hurvin Anderson – Landscapes of Disapora and belonging Dave Kellaway reviews the new exhibtion of Afro-Caribbean British artist, Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain until 23 August

Hurvin Anderson – Landscapes of Disapora and belonging

Challenging the far right in our unions The National Education Union (NEU) is mobilising for the Together march on 28 March as it has consistently done over other radical causes such as support for the Palestinian people notes Inbar Tamari. But is it adequately challenging support for Reform amongst those claiming to be its members?

Challenging the far right in our unions

Weaponising Gender How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors. Anti-gender politics has become integral to the far-right organising globally, because it offers offer emotionally charged justifications for centralising power and suppressing civil society. Behind it lies a powerful network of religious fundamentalists, right-wing thinktanks, reactionary politicians and elites. Longread by Julisa Tambunan, Aminah Jasho, and Esme Abbott.

Weaponising Gender