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Britain: Reform In Crisis, But Far Right Threat Grows

September 11, 2026
/// Anti-Racism, Britain, Europe
Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

The chilling sight of black-shirted, balaclava-clad men descending on Dover and Portsmouth is a further warning of the far right’s growing confidence in Britain. The

How Militant Intervened in Britain’s Labour Party

This article was originally published in early June 2026, in issue #3 of International Marxism, the international political journal of International Socialist Alternative. Click here to subscribe or to buy

August 31, 2026
/// Britain, History, Theory, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
Interview with Mike Forster and Cormac Kelly

Will the ‘Burnham Bounce’ Hold?

Andy Burnham has tried to hit the ground running as Prime Minister with a swathe of new policy announcements. His new leadership has brought a sense of hope for some,

August 25, 2026
/// Britain, Europe
Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

Britain: Burnham Talks of Radical Change, But We’re Going to Have to Fight For It

Burnham’s speech on the steps of Downing street struck a note of optimism and renewal. He claims to offer the biggest political change in forty years. That’s a significant number

July 23, 2026
/// Britain, Europe
Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland)

Far Right Rises As Capitalism Decays: How Can We Fight Back?

“The old is dying, the new refuses to be born, now is the time of monsters”. These words, which paraphrase the writings of the Italian revolutionary Antonio Gramsci, are freshly

July 14, 2026
/// Anti-Racism, Britain, Europe
Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

Obituary: Keir Starmer – A Liar, Fraud and Enemy of Working People Everywhere

A Poisoned Chalice Is Passing to Burnham Following the confirmation of Keir Starmer’s demise as Prime Minister, a whole mini-industry of political obituary writing is about to boom in Britain

June 22, 2026
/// Britain, Politics & Elections
Socialist Alternative England, Wales and Scotland

The Tragedy of “Your Party” and Lessons for Socialists

June 17, 2026
/// Britain, Politics & Elections, Theory
Connor Rosoman and Caroline Vincent, Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

Racist Riots and Pogroms in Britain and Northern Ireland: For a Union-Led Anti-Racist Response!

For two horrifying nights, racist rioting and pogroms have hit the streets of Belfast. Houses, cars and buses have been set alight. On Tuesday alone, at least 27 people, including

June 11, 2026
/// Anti-Racism, Britain, Immigration & Refugees, Ireland
Socialist Alternative England, Wales and Scotland

Britain: We Need a Socialist Alternative to Labour and Reform

Editorial from issue 66 of Socialist Alternative (monthly paper of ISA England Wales & Scotland). Click here to subscribe! Despite predictions that Labour’s catastrophic May election results would force Starmer

June 9, 2026
/// Britain, Europe, Politics & Elections
Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland)

Britain: Starmer is Toast – Is Andy Burnham Labour’s Saviour?

The starting gun has been fired on a new Labour leadership contest. Starmer is now a lame duck Prime Minister. He is clearly too weak to block his main rival,

May 20, 2026
/// Britain, Europe, Politics & Elections
Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland)

Iran War Brings Economic Chaos – How Can Workers Fight Back?

Just under a year ago, John Healey, Labour’s Defence Secretary in Britain, visited a munitions factory. There, he made a speech extolling the virtues of a dawning new era of

May 12, 2026
/// Britain, Economy, War & Resistance
Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

Britain: Labour Smashed in Local Elections – What Now?

Keir Starmer’s political project has failed. The electorate has delivered a verdict on his government in staggeringly emphatic terms. The result is a crushing humiliation for the Prime Minister personally

May 8, 2026
/// Britain, Politics & Elections
Socialist Alternative England, Wales and Scotland

The 1926 General Strike: When Workers Shook British Capitalism

On the centenary of the great general strike of 1926, Socialist Alternative has published a new pamphlet. Marxism and the General Strike charts examples of workers taking mass action through

May 6, 2026
/// Britain, History, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland)

Britain: Reform In Crisis, But Far Right Threat Grows

How Militant Intervened in Britain’s Labour Party

Will the ‘Burnham Bounce’ Hold?

Britain: Burnham Talks of Radical Change, But We’re Going to Have to Fight For It

Far Right Rises As Capitalism Decays: How Can We Fight Back?

Obituary: Keir Starmer – A Liar, Fraud and Enemy of Working People Everywhere

The Tragedy of “Your Party” and Lessons for Socialists

Racist Riots and Pogroms in Britain and Northern Ireland: For a Union-Led Anti-Racist Response!

Britain: We Need a Socialist Alternative to Labour and Reform

Britain: Starmer is Toast – Is Andy Burnham Labour’s Saviour?

Iran War Brings Economic Chaos – How Can Workers Fight Back?

Britain: Labour Smashed in Local Elections – What Now?

The 1926 General Strike: When Workers Shook British Capitalism

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