Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
 
Revolutionary
Socialism in the
21st Century

rs21 members

Rockstar workers assembled on the pavement outside the Rockstar building on Holyrood Road

Support the sacked Rockstar workers

Rockstar workers are fighting for their jobs after 31 were sacked by the video games company

Crowd of bus strikers at Rochdale interchange

Strikes hit Greater Manchester buses

Most buses in Greater Manchester have been cancelled as coordinated strikes have hit eight depots of three bus companies.

Race against time: how do we challenge the new far right?

Report on Saturday’s huge far right march in London, its roots and how the left can challenge and defeat them

Block everything: the struggle in France

The Bloquons tout movement in France has brought students, workers and activists together in blockades and strikes

How do we build revolutionary organisation?

What kind of revolutionary organisation do we need and how can we build it?

Trans protest, Parliament Square, April 2024

Trans liberation is worker liberation – resource bank

Trade unions are getting involved in the fight against transphobia. We’ve put together resources to help activists organise.

Nakba 77 demonstrations

A report with photographs from rs21 members on yesterday’s Nakba 77 demonstrations.

Nigel Farage speaks at a Reform UK event

As Reform grows, we urgently need a left electoral alternative

As two-party politics collapses and Reform UK rise, we need an alternative at the polls.

Disabled people protesting outside Norfolk County Hall

10 ways you can fight the disability benefits cuts

Ten ideas for ways to oppose Labour’s cuts to disabled people’s benefits

2024 cultural highlights: music

rs21 members review their music highlights of the year.

2024 cultural highlights

rs21 members review their cultural highlights of the year.

Is it time for a new left party in Britain?

A contribution to the debate about a new left party by rs21 members. 

Working class unity means anti-racist unity: no compromise with racist state power

rs21 members make the case for an anti-racist politics that combats all forms of oppression and exploitation

Report | Workers in Palestine day school

rs21 members report on a successful day school for Palestine solidarity activists

A large banner hangs from the side of a university staircase. It is written in Greek. A red flare is lit against the night sky.

Comrades face deportation after Palestine camp in Athens

Greece pursues deportations processes against 9 EU citizens for participation in a Palestine encampment.

Activists holding a large banner that reads ‘sponsored by BP’ form a blockade outside the front gates of the British Museum.

Interview with Energy Embargo for Palestine

rs21 interviews the activist group Energy Embargo for Palestine

Solidarity actions for Palestine grow and spread

Solidarity with Palestine proliferates: actions in Newcastle, Manchester, Somerset, Bolton, Glasgow.

Palestine solidarity protesters face down police repression in London

rs21 members refute claims of “clashes” between police and protesters on Saturday’s Free Palestine Coalition march.

Oily Money Out – a leap forward for British environmentalism

The international climate movement bamboozled London’s fossil fuel conference. rs21 members report.

Protests for Palestine

Protests in solidarity with Palestine swept Britain yesterday. rs21 members report.

Ende Gelände ‘System Change Camp’ report

The recent environmental justice movement camp held in Germany demonstrates the importance of building international networks in the climate movement.

climate activists march toward the refinery

Climate Camp Scotland 2023

INEOS got the climate camp treatment. rs21 climate activists report.

Image is a close-up of a crowd holding a variety of union flags including PCS and RMT, with placards saying "Protect our right to strike" and "Defend the Right to Strike". The people in the shot apear diverse in age, gender and race. In the centre of the shot, a person in a yellow shirt with the word 'RESIST' on it raises their left fist.

‘Lack and longing’: an interview with Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever

Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever answer questions about race, nation, working class struggle and the breakdown of Britain’s democratic settlement.

A World to Win: rs21 All Member Assembly report

rs21 organised A World to Win as part of our All Member Assembly. We discussed the new right, climate breakdown and the strike wave.

The IS History Project

A new oral history project aims to record the memories of socialist activists from the 1960s and early 1970s. Project members Sue Sparks and Hazel Croft explain its aims and its relevance for activists today in an interview with rs21 members.

South Korea and inter-imperialist rivalries

Interview with a South Korean revolutionary socialist about the international situation in east Asia and the growing tensions between China and the USA.

a colourful March with blue NEU banners going through streets in London

15 March rallies roundup

Half a million workers strike across Britain. rs21 members report on the massive day.

Norfolk NEU UCU PCS RMT ASLEF strike protest march in Norwich. Signs call for more funding for teachers, held by women, smiling, at a march.

#IWD2023: women fight across the globe

On International Women’s Day, rs21 members share 13 inspiring examples of women fighting for liberation and against capitalism and state repression.

Seoul, South Korea

South Korea: updates from recent struggles

A South Korean socialist talks about union struggles, parliamentary politics and Me Too

Counter demo at the Honor Oak pub, London.

Mobilising against the convergence of the far right and transphobia

Across Britain last weekend, far-right elements and transphobes of various stripes were threatening to organise in large numbers. Several rs21 members took part in activity against them and report back on some of the actions.  South London stands up in numbers Turning Point UK, the embarrassing moribund cousin of the US far-right Turning Point, had […]