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This fortnight, The Communist answers 'What would socialist Britain actually look like?', "Isn't the term 'Epstein class' unscientific? Shouldn't we be using the term ‘bourgeoisie’ instead?”, and "What can we do in Britain to fight imperialism?

Ask The Communist: What would socialist Britain actually look like? - The Communist

In Birmingham, workers and youth outnumbered Britain First five-to-one. But this victory came in spite of the left’s leadership. Meanwhile, anti-racists successfully disrupted Tommy Robinson’s Oxford Union appearance. In both places, the Communists took bold initiatives.

Far right outnumbered and humiliated in Birmingham and Oxford - The Communist

Last week, a Scottish man went on an anti-Muslim rampage in Edinburgh, injuring five people as he ranted about “protecting our country from these fu***ng Muslim bastards”. We cannot trust politicians or the police to protect our communities from racist violence.

Anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh: We must mobilise to protect ourselves - The Communist

The BBC’s retrospective of the 2016 EU referendum campaigns offers a window into the chaotic, shambolic, back-stabbing drama that engulfed Britain’s short-sighted political establishment in the run-up to the Brexit vote.

Review – ‘Brexit: A Very British Civil War’ - The Communist

A decade ago, UK voters went to the polls for the EU referendum, setting Britain on the road to Brexit, and opening up a new period of instability. How did this turning point come about? And what lessons do these events have for communists today?

10 years after the Brexit vote: Where next for Britain and Europe? - The Communist

Having desperately clung onto power for months, Keir Starmer is finally going. But his likely successor, Andy Burnham, offers no real solutions. Rather than sowing illusions in this careerist, the left should fight for a clear revolutionary alternative.

Starmer resigns – but a whirlwind is being prepared - The Communist

Last week, the ‘Filton 4’ pro-Palestine activists were sentenced on terrorism charges for a total of 25 years. The trial was a stitch-up from start to finish. The left must organise to oppose the state’s clampdown on our democratic rights.

The ‘Filton 4’ trial: An establishment stitch-up - The Communist Last week, the ‘Filton 4’ pro-Palestine activists were sentenced on terrorism charges for a total of 22 years. The trial was a stitch-up from start to finish. The left must organise to oppose the state’s clampdown on our democratic rights.

The shock back-to-back resignations of Labour ministers John Healey and Al Carns are another blow to Starmer’s beleaguered, lame-duck government. With a ministerial civil war, a dilapidated military, and no plans to fix things, Starmer has his back against the wall.

Labour’s defence minister resigns: Another shattering blow for Starmer - The Communist

“After reading Trotsky’s writings on art and literature, I came to oppose the idea of ‘art for art’s sake’, which tries to separate art from society. I came to realise that all art has social content, and so I naturally began to channel political ideas into my work.”

Letter: How Marxism inspired me to create anti-capitalist art - The Communist