Money is not something that will set you free. Money helps maintain your oppression and exploitation.

Saturday's No Kings demonstrations took place in nearly every major US city, reportedly attracting more than 8 million people. There were also demos in London, Paris and Lisbon. A lot of Americans object to “wannabe king” Donald Trump saying actions by his administration are unconstitutional and a

President Trump avoided the war in Vietnam thanks to a podiatrist friend of his father diagnosing bone spurs in his heels. There are calls in the US for the president’s 20-year-old son Baron Trump to go to fight in Iran. To avoid this, daddy would doubtless also find a reason for him to be excused

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Are workers slaves under capitalism?

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Humankind is blighted by unhealthy thinking. There’s a mental health crisis. Over a billion people suffer from anxiety, depression and chronic stress globally. Around a million commit suicide each year. Governments ignore the cause. Healthy thinking requires living and working in a healthy system.

Why We Can't Support Your Party YouTube video by The Socialist Party of Great Britain

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The Case for Socialism (Explained Simply) YouTube video by The Socialist Party of Great Britain

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Trump and Maduro....just another turf war in the gangster society we know as capitalism.
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slice of the cake, we want the bakery”. Yes, let’s just get rid of capitalism and run society on a for-need not a for-profit basis. A real socialist world — no bosses, no wage slaves, just people cooperating freely. That really is ‘for the many’ — nothing else comes close.

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After chattel slavery came feudalism. Then capitalism. The next progression is real socialism. For a long time all countries have had capitalism with more state control (eg China) or less (eg USA). They’ll stay capitalist until they get socialist majorities. We’re not there yet.

If it’s unacceptable for “pernicious touts” to exploit people by acquiring tickets and then profiting by selling what they need, what about utilities doing the same thing with electricity, gas and water; or house builders; or landlords; or food producers... In fact, what about the entire capitalist

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An Introduction to World Socialism - A Post-Capitalist Society YouTube video by The Socialist Party of Great Britain

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Did manufacturers ever warn you that chewing a piece of gum a day can mean ingesting about 60,000 bits of microplastic a year? Synthetic gum is made from petroleum-based polymers, as are car tyres and plastic bottles. Human lungs, blood, brains and testes are already contaminated with microplastics.

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Election leaflet (front and back) being distributed to residents of Folkestone West Ward and Folkestone East Ward of Kent County Council. Our candidates there on May 1st, 2025, are Andy Thomas and Max Hess.

Hundred-year wait for family-size social housing in parts of England, study finds Charities condemn ‘national scandal’ and call for pledge to build 90,000 social homes a year to meet demand

You will die long before you get family-sized social housing in parts of England. 100-year waits are absurd. Capitalism doesn’t prioritise human needs as the genuine (Marxist) socialist society will. In England alone there are now around 700,000 empty homes that www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Capitalism is profit-driven, money-obsessed, outdated and unnecessary. While it continues, so will the chaos, suffering and deaths it causes worldwide. Although capitalism appears invulnerable, in reality, majority support for moneyless Marxian moneyless socialism is all that’s needed to replace it.

Capitalism is like an old manky threadbare pair of jeans. People keep on voting for different governments that try to patch holes while more and more keep on appearing because the trousers are totally worn-out and beyond mending. The sensible solution is to throw them away and change to a new pair.

Many in poverty will be visiting Tesco Express stores desperately hoping to obtain some free food near its expiry date. Shops’ workers and charities will get first pick. Most people’s visits will result in them getting nothing for free. Only Marxist socialism guarantees free access to what you need!

How a minority control and exploit the majority.

Millions of people are angry about rip-off bills or being cheated out of compensation are often the same people who voted for capitalism to continue. You should expect to be exploited and cheated when you vote Labour, Tory, Lib-Dems etc, because THAT is what capitalism does to the working class!