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WEBCounterfire actively works to build the movements of resistance – on the streets, in workplaces and communities. Find your nearest branch, upcoming events and resources and join the fight. Counterfire's monthly freesheet Counterfire produces the left's first free newspaper every month with the key arguments of the moment.
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
Pushing out the urban poor: the power of the developers
WEB2 days ago · The pushing out of the hard-pressed urban poor in the countries of the Global South to serve the needs of investors based in the imperialist countries and local elite interests is an expression of the greed and irrationality of global capitalism. It is also a recipe for explosive resistance, as communities unite and fight back against the ...
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Who we are. Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It ...
NHS workers strike against outsourcing | Counterfire
WEB1 day ago · Soft-facilities workers at the ESNEFT Hospital Trust continued their long-running action against threats to pay and conditions, and patient safety, with huge public support, reports Lucy Nichols This Friday, 20 September, marked the thirteenth day of strike action by Unison members at the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.
Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music – book ...
WEB2 days ago · Charles Marriott. 19 September 2024. Book review. Toby Manning, Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music (Repeater Books 2024), 567pp. Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott.
What they don’t tell you about the war in Ukraine - Counterfire
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Any honest assessment of the war would admit that Ukraine is losing it – that its much heralded offensive last year was a total failure, and that this latest incursion is an attempt to create some good news where there is little. It would also admit that Russia is steadily gaining ground in Donetsk and will continue to do so.
Long-range missiles won’t win Ukraine war, but risk significant ...
WEB4 days ago · So, there seems to be little military gain to allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles on military targets inside Russia. The risk of escalation, however, is significant. Russia has, of course, warned that it would see the use of Western long-range missiles on targets on its territory as Nato directly going to war with Russia.
Weekly briefing - Counterfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 · A bad start for Starmer: sexism, racism, and denial of democracy – weekly briefing ...
The fight for transition is now a fight for survival
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Counterfire is growing faster than ever before. We need to raise £20,000 as we are having to expand operations. We are moving to a bigger, better central office, upping our print run and distribution, buying a new printer, new computers and …
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