Two Tory MPs, Maria Caulfield, a former health minister, and Danny Kruger, one of the so-called “New Conservatives”, have crossed to Reform UK. They’re selling it as the “voice of Britain,” a fresh start after years of Tory collapse and completely losing favour with the people.

But look at who they are. Both backed austerity and destructive cuts. They both voted through every attack on workers when it suited them. Now they rebrand under Reform’s banner as if they’ve discovered principle.

And what does Reform’s “contract” actually offer?

- Cuts dressed as “efficiency.”

- Attacks on workers’ rights, spun as “flexibility.”

- Tax breaks for the rich, meagre offerings for the rest.

- Migrants scapegoated, while landlords, profiteers and corporations get a free pass.

This isn’t rebellion. It’s recycling. The same bourgeois politics just with a different rosette.

The current Labour government drifted is openly spouting the same narrative too. Starmer bangs the drum on borders and fiscal discipline. Steal from the native workers and blame the immigrant ones.

Reform’s “contract” is no deal for workers. It’s the same poison, signed by the same hands.

We have reached a point where far too many disillusioned leftists have adopted reactionary positions on the grounds of a delusional belief that they can reach some ground point of agreement with reactionaries. Not only is this foolish but it ignores the fact that Marxism is not simply anti one stage of capitalism or another but about the socialist future. Going through a time of unprecedented reaction can lead to one becoming unable to see or even imagine such a future and thus falling into agreement with anyone who criticises the current phase we are going through. This is a profound mistake and will result only in more recruits being funnelled to the reactionaries.

ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! after his comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In his monologue, Kimmel pointed out the blatantly obvious: Kirk’s death is being used by Trump and his movement to rally support, not mourn a man. He pointed out that the tragedy was weaponised the second it happened.

That’s not “controversial,” it’s the truth. Every time there’s a shock event, the ruling class seizes it to tighten their grip and direct anger away from themselves. Kirk’s death is no different. Whether the ruling class orchestrated it or not. It has used to full effect.

The reaction was predictable. Trump called Kimmel “disgusting” and demanded he be fired (or using modern terminology 'cancelled'). His supporters howled on cue. And the networks caved instantly. ABC pulled the show, station groups refused to broadcast it, and now the FCC chair Brendan Carr is threatening Disney with regulatory consequences.

The lesson is clear: free speech under capitalism is conditional. You can spread lies about migrants or pump out imperialist propaganda every night without consequence. But call out the reactionaries for what they are, and the corporations and state regulators close ranks to silence you.

Kimmel is no revolutionary, but this episode shows the limits of so-called liberal freedoms. The moment criticism touches the power base of the ruling class, those freedoms vanish.

Spain cancels 700 million Euro deal with Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems

This is the second major arms deal that Spain has cancelled within a week, as the Spanish leadership vows to block all arms trade with Israel and to impose sanctions.

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana are now on the verge of legal action against each other over the direction YOUR party. These two clowns have beaten even Trotskyite and Maoist sects for splitting in record time.

🇫🇷 French unions lead strikes over budget policies & anti-Macron anger

Several schools shut, 90% of pharmacies closed, bus depots halted

230 rallies & 95 blockades rock Paris, Marseille, Toulon and other cities

90+ arrested

Footage from Révolution Permanente

Everton v Watford, Goodison Park
19th October 1985.

Burnley are taking Everton to court for £50m, claiming Everton’s breaches of the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR) cost them survival.

PSR says Premier League clubs can’t lose more than £105m across three years. Everton broke those limits, largely through the stadium project and spiralling losses. This was caused by mismanagement and unexpected poor performances. In response the FA flip-flopped on punishments, docking them 10 points, cutting it to 6, then re-shuffling the penalties again. No consistency, only just chaos.

Burnley now argue they were relegated because Everton overspent and weren’t punished properly. Of course they have a right to be angry, but the truth is both clubs are victims. Everton were clobbered by arbitrary points deductions while state-backed giants hide behind inflated sponsorships. Burnley were left behind by a system designed to keep smaller clubs from breaking the top 6 barrier.

PSR currently doesn’t make football fair. It locks in the hierarchy. Rich clubs and their owners bend the rules or absorb the fines. Working-class clubs like Burnley fight for scraps. Even Everton, a historic giant, is collateral damage when the FA needs a scapegoat.

The real scandal isn’t Burnley or Everton. It’s a league that dresses up inequality as “fair play” while leaving fans and communities to pick up the pieces.

'Your Party’ is already in trouble before it’s even started — infighting, posturing, and allegations of sexism.

What we see here are the familiar problems of social democracy and British labourism laid bare.

Social democrats endlessly push for “partnership” between labour and capital, refusing to recognise the irreconcilable antagonism between the working class and the bourgeoisie. Their obsession with parliamentary reform proves their failure to grasp the true nature of capitalist exploitation.

This belief in the permanence of capitalism leads them to beg, cap in hand, to the ruling class for concessions, instead of fighting for power. Coupled with ex-Labour bureaucrats at the helm, it guarantees more of the same: factionalism, betrayal, and dead ends for the working class.