Joti Brar

This week I spoke with Garland Nixon about ‘democracy’ in western imperialist nations. What is its true content and who does it serve? Can working people really influence the structures of power and governmental decision-making? And if not, why not? We talked about the class nature of the state and democracy, and highlighted the prejudices which are instilled so deeply in workers’ heads from such a young age that we find it hard to see past the shibboleths of ‘everybody knows ...' and recognise the extent to which we have been lied. We also discussed the steady shift away from ruling by consent to ruling by force, and the role that political policing is now playing in western societies. True to form, the British ruling class has introduced political policing in a roundabout, arms-length way, by creating and funding allegedly ‘independent’ (zionist) organisations which are turning out to be thoroughly embedded into the state machinery, but which allow the government to retain plausible deniability. In fact, Britain’s zionist political police function in much the same way as Anglo-American imperialism’s zionist settler colony, which polices the middle east/west Asian region and practices all kinds of repressive techniques that are then brought back to be used on the home population. All while allowing the imperialists to pretend that the crimes being committed there are nothing to do with them. (Youtube)

As the capitalist crisis deepens, it is becoming ever clearer that the only real and long-term protection for workers’ rights will come from taking the road to socialism. https://thecommunists.org/2026/05/01/news/employment-rights-act-tuc-claims-victory-while-capitulating/

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❗️UK's Starmer tells Britons to brace for scarcities as ongoing aggression against Iran hits supermarket shelves British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that the escalating tensions involving Iran will force citizens to alter their daily lives, from shopping habits to summer holiday plans. As the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to choke global supply chains, Starmer admitted that the economic blowback from the US-Israeli strikes is now reaching UK shores. While the Prime Minister urged the public "not to panic" regarding fuel and food shortages, his candid remarks to Sky News suggest that the cost of Washington’s military adventurism in West Asia is about to be felt in every household in Britain. The disruption of the world’s most critical oil chokepoint has sent energy prices soaring and threatened the availability of essential goods, leading to what Starmer described as a necessary shift in "habits." Despite the UK’s attempt to distance itself from direct military participation, the government’s decision to allow US forces to use British bases for strikes on Iranian soil has left the country vulnerable to the retaliatory economic fallout. With jet fuel supplies tightening and supermarket logistics under strain, the "blunt" reality being presented to the British public is that the stability of their summer plans is now tethered to the duration of the war. This admission follows weeks of diplomatic friction as the UK seeks to lead a maritime mission to reopen the shipping lanes—an effort that has yet to materialize while US-led hostilities persist. As the ministerial crisis committee prepares to meet, the message from Downing Street remains a precarious balance between maintaining calm and acknowledging that the era of cheap energy and predictable travel has been a casualty of the US-led aggression in West Asia.

Livorno Shuts It Down! On the 25th of April, Italian Liberation Day, dockworkers united to block the loading and unloading of arms en route to occupied Palestine. All solidarity and power to the people of conscience that shut down the port in a blatant refusal of the ongoing systemic feeding of militarization.

Where are the British trade unions in this growing struggle to stop the transport of arms for criminal and genocidal wars being waged by the imperialists and their proxies??

Handala hacktivists gain access to identities of US Marines in Persian Gulf “We have sent a direct message to US Marines via WhatsApp and said: ‘Those who thought their identities were hidden, think again; the identities of tens of thousands of US Navy personnel, from operational bases to recreational activities and off-duty patrols, are fully known to us’,” Handala said in a statement. The message added, “We will deal with you terrorists whose hands are stained with the blood of Minab students. We suggest you contact your families right now and say your final goodbyes.” www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/27/767651/Handala-hacktivists-gain-access-to-identities-of-US-Marines-in-Persian-Gulf

❗️— Iran attacked a climate altering centre in the UAE during the initial stages of the war US climate weapons against Iran 🔻— Dr. Fatima Saad Al-Hasani, a researcher at the University of Oregon (USA): When Iran attacked a secret cloud-seeding and weather control center in the UAE, it targeted not just a "base", but the "heart" of the climate control system, which intentionally caused drought in Iraq and eastern Iran. 🔻— As a result, there were drastic climate changes: • Resumption of rainfall in Iran and Iraq after many years of drought • Temperature drop (to about 5 degrees) • Return of floods, which partially saved agriculture • Change in wind flows and the return of clouds to the region 🔻— This "secret center" in the UAE, according to Al-Hasani, was part of a global climate management network. — 🇮🇷 Voice of Iran

This source is new to me and I have seen no other confirmation. Would be grateful if anyone else can confirm or deny this news, which if true is extremely significant!

Mali To Establish Direct Trade Route With Senegal The government of Mali has reached a landmark agreement with Senegal to build an $800 million sea corridor connecting the two nations. This project is aimed at securing access for the landlocked Mali to the Atlantic Ocean, thus beefing up its traditional trade routes and boosting its economy, and comes amid rising tensions in the Sahel. As a member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali has faced relentless attacks by Western-backed terrorists, economic isolation and sovereignty violations by Western-aligned African states, and endless slander from Western and Western-aligned media. Despite these externally-imposed challenges, the country and its fellow AES members, Niger and Burkina Faso, have continued to record economic and political wins. All 3 AES members have pointed to former colonizer France as a key sponsor of terror in the region – a claim which has been corroborated by their international allies – and France itself has made no bones about its intentions to revive its dwindling influence in Africa, and in so doing, shore up its presently crumbling economy. On April 25, 2026, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) swiftly neutralized a series of tellingly well-coordinated terror attacks across the country, marking yet another victory for the sovereign Mali, and the wider AES, against the enemies of Africa. https://x.com/spearhead_af?s=21&t=rmwqgVjSLMxKsToyph9IPQ

Our party has participated in this initiative since the beginning and is working on the construction of the British chapter of the Antifascist International. https://thecommunists.org/2025/04/30/news/support-constitution-british-chapter-antifascist-international/

CNN: The shock of the Asian goods supply chain will soon reach the US 🟢 Gas stations are rationing fuel. Hospitals are facing shortages of medical equipment. People have started stockpiling plastic bags, and factories are struggling with packaging crises. 🟢 All these events are currently happening in Asia; and this could soon become a serious problem for the US, as about half of American consumer goods are supplied from Asia. 🟢 If Asian factories are grappling with raw material shortages, should Americans also expect product shortages? Probably yes, but not right now; at least not on a large or severe scale. 🟢 However, the longer the Strait of Hormuz blockage lasts, the harder it will be for the US to escape the problems accumulating in other parts of the world. 🌒@EastCalling