Britain: Boris Johnson – dead man walking
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- Written by: Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal
Despite mounting pressure on all sides, the Prime Minister is stubbornly clinging on. But it is clear that the ruling class is looking to replace him. This is opening up a crisis for the whole establishment, preparing an explosive situation.
Ireland: Bloody Sunday – fifty years on
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- Written by: Gerry Ruddy and Ben Curry
50 years ago today, soldiers of the British paratroop regiment opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march in the North of Ireland. 13 people were killed immediately, and a 14th victim died later as a result of his injuries. For half a century, the British state has covered up this atrocity, a crime for which no one has yet paid.