Migrants and refugees are routinely scapegoated for crises in housing, public services and wages. This is a deliberate strategy to divide the working class and divert anger from the real culprits: the bosses, bankers and politicians who enforce austerity.zurl.co/6i9hA

Thousands have flocked to local meetings and rallies to listen and debate the new party announced by Zarah Sultana on 24 July. Over 800k have signed up online, most of those in the first few days. The time is ripe for a new party of the working class. zurl.co/WhW6D

The so-called ‘Bristol Patriots’ called for a march on a hotel that houses asylum seekers on Saturday 23 August. On the day only around 20 turned up, and they were stopped by over 200 counter-demonstrators zurl.co/9enQQ

In July, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, voted to end the independence of these bodies and transfer their powers to the government. Zelensky signed the proposal into law the very sameday—prompting anti-government demonstrations within hours. zurl.co/9lNT1

The potential for the new party is obviously the 800,000 people who signed up to the idea and the flurry of local meetings. But the leadership in waiting for this party with no name has been in disarray. zurl.co/ZBgt1

The resounding rejection of the government’s derisory 3.6% pay offer is a potential turning point in the struggle to restore our ailing NHS zurl.co/CSufW

What’s not to like, you may ask. Well, the fundamental flaw of Polanski’s politics lies not in the demands themselves, but in the strategy to achieve them. His programme is one of radical petty-bourgeois reforms, not socialism. zurl.co/mAbdM

Operation Gideon’s Chariots is aimed at re-occupying 75% of the Gaza Strip and forcing the remaining population of Gaza City to flee south. In August, this went into overdrive, taking advantage of Trump’s unlimited support. zurl.co/3sPLH

The year 2025 has seen yet another ‘hottest summer on record’, with devastating wildfires ravaging continents from North America to Asia. The very foundation of capitalism is a paradox; to work, it requires infinite profit from finite resources. zurl.co/R5Q4Q

These floods are far from ‘natural disasters’; they are a direct result of the capitalist system, where the pursuit of profit leads to the reckless exploitation of resources and widespread environmental destruction. zurl.co/e8MNH

Five survivors of the Rotherham grooming gangs allege they were sexually abused not only by predatory gangs but also by serving South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officers. zurl.co/XPag4

Over a thousand staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government walked out on 1 September. Now 200 staff in key roles are taking targeted strike action for four weeks and aim to bring Angela Rayner to the negotiating table zurl.co/snDfX

RMT union members on the London Underground are demanding Labour’s Mayor Sadiq Khan intervenes to protect their workmates, threatened with deportation. zurl.co/h7T3J

We need to give the would-be dictator a republican welcome when he comes to London, so images of the opposition to his reign are beamed around the world. zurl.co/LduX6

Imagine you have just a few hours to gather your most valuable possessions, pack them into bags or, if you’re lucky, a vehicle, and with your family start a journey whose destination is uncertain. zurl.co/GcW9Z

From the very beginning of its brutal assault on Gaza, the Israeli state has engaged in a systematic and deliberate campaign to destroy every institution capable of sustaining human life. zurl.co/zLwOw

Labour’s constant refrain when condemning migrants crossing the Channel is that they should use only the ‘safe routes’. Rarely do they spell out what these routes are. Never do they admit how few arrive by these routes. zurl.co/EMi8v

The Anchorage Summit on 16 August was a triumph for Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump, whose prize was to be a ceasefire in Ukraine, came away empty-handed. zurl.co/i5t8o

For six days in August, over 160 young members from the German and Austrian youth organisation, Revolution, along with members of the League for the Fifth International’s (L5I) German, Austrian, Swiss, and British sections, gathered for a summer school. zurl.co/a0bIb

A real crisis of Higher Education is brewing. The English HE regulator, Office for Students, reports that 40% of universities are running at a loss, and predicts that will rise to half by next year. zurl.co/RHJRw