Class Struggle
n°124
June 2025
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The precarious state of the British working class
This article will look at the current state of employment and how the situation of workers has changed over recent years, with an ever-increasing number struggling to make ends meet while in work, because they never find a secure job. It is worth keeping in mind two factors which have … - 2
Starmer 1.0, Trump 2.0, their trade wars, their real wars and our class wars
[This article, based on a talk given by Workers Fight on 16 March 2025, was updated on 19 May 2025]There is a teeshirt on sale in markets in Damascus, with "make America nuts again" written on the front. Yes, even in Syria, Trump's "Make America Great Again" - or … - 3
Trump's first few months: ”an imperial presidency”
[The following text is a report presented this April at the annual conference of Spark - a fraternal Trotsky group active in the USA]"It's like a Blitzkrieg... They're surrendering without a fight. This is extraordinary, and that's the urgency. When you're winning, you got to keep pounding. Don't let … - 4
South Korea: The attempted ”coup d'état”, early elections and the working class
On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korea's president, Yoon Seok-yeol, declared martial law. But he made a serious error of judgement. Within hours of his attempted "coup", parliament had revoked his order. There followed a vote for his impeachment. Finally, on 4 April 2025, after much hesitation and …