Councils in Britain could effectively ban Airbnbs by requiring all property owners that let out flats to register as a landlord and require them to update the registry whenever there’s a new tenant, setting a high fee for each update would make it too onerous to operate an Airbnb

Yet #Germany is outraged by the charge of #Nicaragua that it’s complicit in genocide 😡

Slavery not only survived the Age of Revolution — 1776 to 1848 — but flourished, with slave-grown cotton, coffee, and sugar dominating the world market.

Our volunteers are hard at work preparing for this Saturday's book sale!

We have loads of books on offer, with Marxist classics, labour movement histories and much more. Make sure you're here for a bargain!

This Saturday, 13th April, 11-3

Pensions are affordable.
The NHS is affordable.
The Post Office is affordable.
Schools are affordable.

Don't let them say otherwise.

🔴🧵Le communiste belge le plus célèbre est Julien Lahaut. Son alter ego en Hainaut est sans doute Henri Glineur. C’est presque le synonyme de communisme carolorégien, tellement son nom a marqué le Pays Noir. J’ai écrit sa notice biographique pour Le Maitron. Voici son histoire⬇

🚀To launch the English language release of his new book Mutiny: How Our World is Tilting, Peter Mertens MP (PVDA-PTB) will be at London's Bolivar Hall on Tuesday 30 April.

👋Join him and his guests for a great discussion - eventbrite.co.uk/e/mutiny-how-o…

#GFTU #GFTU 125

Launch of Peter Mertens MP' new book 'Mutiny' in London, Tues 30 April 2024 with Vijay Prashad LeftWord Books, Jeremy Corbyn, Mick Lynch RMT, Helen O'Connor 💙 GMB Southern Region, Anneleen Kenis (climate justice author), Malak (artist for Palestine) international.pvda-ptb.be/articles/launc…

Remember #BeKind ?

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RFA members vote for industrial action over pay
Seafarers at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action over pay.
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BREAKING: After one hour of deliberation, a jury unanimously found Blyth Brentnall NOT GUILTY of possessing items to commit damage.

She admitted to planning to lob eggs filled with paint at the then London HQ of Israel’s weapons largest arms firm and was denied any legal…

two days in Paris with the TWU John Samuelsen to discuss with the CGT ratp, keolis and sncf. we have obtained a dialogue with the management of the Mike Morges group regarding the conflict in Boston. We will soon launch a joint press release to denounce the practices of this company.

Paul Robeson, African-American singer, actor & communist was born on this day in 1898. He appeared at Belle Vue, Manchester, in 1949 at a rally organised by boxer and communist Len Johnson.

Robeson for me stands next to Angela Davis, James Baldwin, Muhammad Ali & Fidel Castro.

On this day, in 1984, there were a series of racist attacks in the Upton Park & Forest Gate areas of Newham including a vicious attack on a disabled boy with a hammer.

Asian youth fought back and 7 were later arrested. The Newham 7 Defence Campaign was set up a few months later.

The main enemy of humanity is US hegemony. Within the Global South we have huge support. We are part of a global majority. - Fiona Edwards No Cold War Britain Young Communist League of Britain #HarryPollittSchool

Solidarity with these civil servants and PCS Union. End arms exports now.

And yet, Pat McFadden appears to disagree.

'The poll found strong support for an arms export ban among voters intending to vote Labour at the next election. An overwhelming 71% to 9% of those intending to vote Labour back an arms export ban, ..' theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Palestine and the Unions: The Next Steps for the Movement.

Online trade union rally, 18 April, 6.30pm.

Speakers include:
Susan Abdul Salaam, New Union of Jerusalem
Chris Smalls Amazon Labor Union
Fran Heathcote PCS Gen Sec
Alex Gordon #JoinAUnion RMT President

stopwar.org.uk/events/palesti…

The US and the UK tell Israel to observe international law and safeguard civilians which it blithely ignores.

Yet we continue to export arms as Israel carries on breaking IHL killing more civilians, press and now aid workers.

Stop the arms exports now.
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