The internationalists

(This article expresses the opinions and ideas of individual comrades and not necessarily those of the ICT as a whole. See Introduction to Discussions on Socialism. ( · "But the historical development of the antagonisms immanent in a given form of production is the only way in which that form of production can be dissolved and a new form established." (K.Marx , Capital, Volume I, Chap. XV p.

First Editorial from Revolutionary Perspectives 05 · As we go to press the dust following the terrorist outrages in Paris has still not settled. The ramifications are likely to be felt for a long time to come although we think we have identified in our statement (reproduced in this issue) the main political games the various capitalist factions will be playing out over the next few months.

Government policy for the last 35 years has largely been aimed at making us a nation of homeowners. The capitalist logic behind this was that if everyone had their own house they would have property and thus a stake in the system. The theory goes that property holders don’t go on strike or take to the streets. So the floodgates to buying your own home were opened.

The way City Link workers (2,356 delivery drivers and 371 admin staff) heard that their jobs had gone speaks volumes for the precarious situation of workers today. For Jon Moulton, a ‘private equity investor’ who has made around £100m over the past three decades, mainly from buying up bankrupt companies and attempting to ‘turn them around’, the collapse of City Link is just one venture that...

(This article expresses the opinions and ideas of individual comrades and not necessarily those of the ICT as a whole. See Introduction to Discussions on Socialism. ( · "But the historical development of the antagonisms immanent in a given form of production is the only way in which that form of production can be dissolved and a new form established." (K.Marx , Capital, Volume I, Chap. XV p.