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Chaos at Edinburgh Uni over thousands of missed payments

— Calum Macdonald, UCU Edinburgh (personal capacity)

Chaos is ensuing at the University of Edinburgh as staff and students are furious over long delays to pay, disbursements and reimbursements.

Cuba: Scarcity, blackouts, migration — will the new economic measures help?

— Jorge Martín, marxist.com

At the end of July, a series of economic measures were announced in Cuba, amongst them opening up the retail sector to foreign investment and the opening of a new official currency exchange rate. In order to comprehend the meaning of these measures and their possible impact and consequences, we need to understand the background to the very dire economic situation in the island.

Marxism or ‘Marxist-Feminism’?

— Marxist Student Federation

At a time when the ideas of Marxism are finding a growing echo among young people and in the student movement, what attitude do Marxists take towards different feminist ideas? How far are these schools of thought compatible? What are the points of contention between them? And what does it mean to call yourself a “Marxist-Feminist”?

Indyref 2023: Where are the SNP going with this?

— Shaun Morris, Glasgow

Several months from Nicola Sturgeon’s bold pronouncement that there will be an independence referendum next year, we are still waiting for the Scottish Government to make any kind of move towards making that a fact.

Why Mick Lynch inspires workers

— Calum Macdonald, Edinburgh

As the Tory party continues to self-destruct and anger about the cost-of-living crisis builds, public support for striking workers has only grown. Many bourgeois commentators are attributing this to the ‘Mick Lynch effect’: the RMT leader has gone from an obscure trade union official to a household name in the matter of months.

Glasgow CWU joins the summer strike wave

— Ellen Morton, Glasgow

On Friday 31^st July and Monday 1^st August 40,000 BT and Openreach workers in the CWU are going on strike for the first time in over 35 years. Revolution Scotland supporters joined workers on the picket line at the BT office Alexander Bain House in Glasgow to show their solidarity and talk to the workers involved in this historic strike. The workers who were interviewed for this article asked to remain anonymous to protect them from repercussions by management.

Sturgeon lights the fuse

— Shaun Morris, Glasgow

The Scottish independence movement has waited for years for a serious announcement about a second referendum. The 2014 poll ended in defeat for Yes, but the moral victory was theirs.

RMT National Rail ballot: For united action and workers’ control!

Nick Oung
— South London Rail RMT (PC)

The RMT has begun a major industrial ballot, involving over 40,000 rail workers across Network Rail (NR) and 15 train operating companies (TOCs). This follows on from the successful ballot of 13,000 workers at Transport for London.

If successful, this will result in “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history”, according to the RMT.

Macron wins, but Jupiter has feet of clay

Jérôme Métellus
— France

The re-election of Emmanuel Macron marks a new stage in the crisis of French capitalism. In the second round, taking into account abstentions and blank or invalid ballots, the ‘Jupitarian President’ won the votes of only 38.5 percent of registered voters.

UCU strikes: Time to Up the Ante to indefinite action!

On 4 March, UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) announced further strike action for members in higher education in the ongoing disputes over pensions, pay, and conditions.