On 17 July 1930, Archibald Fenner Brockway, a leading member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP), stood on the floor of the House of Commons and attempted to raise the question of the massive scale of repression unleashed in India… Continue Reading
Race is once more central to British politics—from Black Lives Matter to the ethnically diverse Tory government’s obsession with deporting refugees, and the rise of a far right claiming that white people are being oppressed by “wokeness”. Several new books… Continue Reading
August 2023 marks the bicentenary of one of the most important revolts by enslaved people in the history of the British Empire, taking place in what was then Demerara (later part of British Guiana, now Guyana) on the Caribbean coast… Continue Reading
Several issues in 2023 have helped spark renewed interest in the potential for revolutionary socialists in Britain to engage in electoral work.1 These include the continued rightward shift of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer; the presence of various left-wing… Continue Reading
Sudan is no stranger to war, but the conflict that erupted on 15 April 2023 between the two generals who earlier led the military coup of October 2021 has shattered the capital city and thrown millions of people into crisis.1… Continue Reading
What has been happening in France since January 2023 comes closest—in terms of its breadth and duration—to a revolutionary situation in an advanced capitalist country in decades.1 In addition to the objective factors, such as the deepening contradictions of capitalism… Continue Reading
A widely anticipated recession across the major economies had not taken hold by the time International Socialism went to press, but there was no doubt that the global economy was coming under intense strain.1 The post-Covid rebound in economic activity… Continue Reading
The 2014 Scottish independence referendum was the first of a series of political earthquakes that shook British politics in the past decade.1 This journal has contributed to an argument that the Scottish independence movement was not some retreat from class… Continue Reading
Far too many important figures in our tradition have been lost in recent months. The editors of International Socialism were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Martin Upchurch, a member of our editorial board, as we were preparing… Continue Reading
A review of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy, Christopher Leonard (Simon and Schuster), £25 There is nothing better than a crisis when it comes to making money, but only if you are… Continue Reading