🚒 Firefighters wear red today to show racism the red card🟥 FBU members stand in solidarity to oppose division and racism, not just today but every day. #WearRedDay

For much of the twentieth century, most people, left or right, believed that states like the Soviet Union and post-1949 China were examples of the communism advocated by Marx. That misunderstanding is still a problem for the left today, writes Colin Wilson revsoc21.uk/2025/10/17/w...

"...Telling the story of the Anti-Nazi League without giving equal weight to Rock Against Racism is like telling a version of Romeo and Juliet in which Romeo delivers his lines, while cutting Juliet’s words back to him..." On a new history of the 70s davidrenton590934.substack.com/p/lets-put-t...

Migrants are not given priority for housing. In fact, many migrants are not eligible for social housing due to the "No Recourse to Public Funds" condition on their visas. substack.com/@rs21edinbur...

Hsiao-Hung Pai argues that this new book on the working lives of migrant workers is much more than a piece of academic research and should be read as a call to arms. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/15/t...

Climate breakdown is driving drought, impacting farmers - and increasing the cost of food during a cost of living crisis. theecologist.org/2025/oct/15/...

The rs21 steering committee’s response to the ceasefire in Gaza. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/13/t...

Debunking far right claims - the "5 star hotels" Despite far right claims that asylum seekers are being housed in 5 star hotels the truth is far different. Unhygienic and dilapidated accommodation, overcrowding and lack of privacy is the norm. open.substack.com/pub/rs21edin...

In his final article on rs21’s key political ideas, DK Renton explains why we can’t take over the state – we need to smash it to create a new world of freedom. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/10/b...

Today, Scottish Government published their analysis of responses to the consultation they held last year on a draft bill to end conversion practices. Please note that the analysis and responses contain upsetting content - we would advise caution to anyone reading the analysis or individual responses

New event announcement: "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" shared reading group hosted by @pauseai.bsky.social on Monday 20th October, 6:30-8:00 PM Spaces limited so do book if you'd like to come - 15% discount on the book available! lighthousebookshop.com/events/if-an...

rs21 is taking part in The World Transformed festival this year as a partner organisation. There will be three assemblies at the festival on conjuncture, strategy and organisation. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/08/f...

The antisemitic attack in Crumpsall has shaken Manchester. The government’s response reveals a cynical conflation of Jewish identity with Zionism, as JB reports. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/07/l...

By "trans activists hijack" The Telegraph mean "trans people are involved"

“The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, does not give credible evidence‐based guidance. We are gravely concerned about its impact on the wellbeing of trans and gender‐diverse people” www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea. Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily. It isn't too late for a U-turn!

At Bute House in Edinburgh with a message for John Swinney. You acknowledge that a genocide is happening in Gaza, it's time to take action. #FreePalestine

We remember all the dead #Manchester

Virgin Active was created as an inclusive gym where everyone was welcome. Now, after a legal threat from GB News, they’ve turned their back on trans people and enacted a changing room and bathroom ban. The Good Law Project are pushing back. action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...

Protestors joined occupations and demonstrations in cities across Britain, showing solidarity with Gaza after the Israeli military intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla. Sam O reports about the protest in London. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/04/m...

rs21 statement in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/03/s...

In the fourth of his series on rs21’s key political ideas, DK Renton explains why it’s vital to reject nationalism and stand with anti-imperialist struggles. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/03/t...

The ongoing moral manic about trans people did not just arise organically. Well-funded propaganda organisations associated with the so-called Christian right have deliberately stoked it as part of their broader campaign attacking the rights of women, gay people and others. rtie.org/2025/08/03/f...

Far-right movements are driven not just by ideology but by the media itself, argues Kai I. revsoc21.uk/2025/10/01/t...

New P&S mural celebrates the #SuffrageOak planted in 1918 to mark the passing of the Representation of the People Act which gave some women the right to Vote. It's less than a block from the new #treeoftheyear! 🌳#ArgyleStAsh #yardworksglasgow

Jan Baykara, Daire Ní Chnáimh, and Pete Cannell offer a Scottish perspective on the value of the new party opportunity. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/29/a...

Don't try to make a misogynist into a martyr. 40% of the far right men arrested during the 2024 riots had been reported to the police for domestic abuse. Violent misogynists on the streets claiming to "protect women and children", while blaming racialised communities, migrants and trans people.

How do we defeat the far right? part 2 strategy, tactics and building a mass movement Wednesday 1 October 7pm In person at the Augustine Church, 41 George 4th Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL Also on Zoom.

On the eve of Labour’s conference, Pat Stack reviews Mark Perryman’s essay collection on Starmer’s betrayals and his party’s deepening crisis. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/26/r...

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Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor demonstrates the strength of organised socialist campaigning. Samuel Kelly speaks with NYC-DSA organisers about the work that made it possible. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/24/i...

Following their speech at rs21’s Festival of the Oppressed, Jaice Titus speaks to Elaliberta about race and Marxism. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/23/i...

Scotland needs Climate Action not Climate Chaos. At the Stop Climate Chaos Lobby of the Scottish Parliament. #climatechange

Most buses in Greater Manchester have been cancelled as coordinated strikes have hit eight depots of three bus companies. Greater Manchester rs21 members report on the first major strike since Andy Burnham launched the franchised Bee Network. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/20/s...

New on the RTiE website. The Tommy Robinson rally and the moral panic over Charlie Kirk have shocked some gender critical people. But why are so many silent? rtie.org/2025/09/19/d...

In the third part of his series DK Renton explains why fighting oppression is central to rs21’s politics. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/19/w...

In 1991 a fire destroyed Knowsley Heights. Combustible rainscreen cladding was a key factor in the rapid spread. The incident was played down and covered up. Deregulation under Thatcher's government allowed unsafe council blocks to be built for greater profit.

Dana Petroleum is funding the genocide in Gaza. With Friends of the Earth Scotland at the Climate Change lobby at the Scottish Parliament. #StopFundingGenocide #stopclimatechange

rs21 members report on Saturdays huge march in London, analyse its roots and consider how the left can challenge and defeat the rise of the far right. revsoc21.uk/2025/09/17/r...

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The United Nations, Amnesty International, B’Tselem, Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and Physicians for Human Rights, say a genocide is happening in Gaza. #StopTheGenocideInPalestine www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

@leninology.bsky.social on how both Tories and Labour have for years conceded to and promoted the far right for their own ends.

Edinburgh today. Protesting against genocide is not terror. #StopTheGenocide

Under the right conditions, a spark can start a prairie fire. Protests against a social media in Nepal ban grew into a full blown uprising after police killed 19 protesters. Alex de Jong asks what’s next? revsoc21.uk/2025/09/15/n...

Edinburgh, Saturday. #FreePalestine

Edinburgh today. #freepalestine

Edinburgh today. #freepalestine

As Macron’s government faces yet another crisis, the Bloquons tout movement has brought students, workers and activists together in blockades and strikes across France. Some rs21 members joined the actions and report back from the ground revsoc21.uk/2025/09/13/b...

We’re at Women’s History Scotland’s conference today @kinningparkcomplex — What an incredible lineup of scholars from across the UK & Europe🤩 We brought our #SuffragetteStall — looking fw to meeting folx we’ve been #fangirls of 4 years🤓 @womenshistscot.bsky.social

Lively discussion on prospects for a new left party. @reidfoundation.bsky.social @maggiechapman.bsky.social @danhutchison.bsky.social @calton-books.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @rs21edinburgh.bsky.social @philtaylor.bsky.social @rs21.bsky.social @niallchristie1.bsky.social @fred.scot