Oxford & Thames Valley SWP

Obituaries: Terry Bell, 1942-2026 Terry Bell, former member of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), has died in South Africa, aged 84. Teacher, journalist, trade unionist, courageous fighter against apartheid. buff.ly/kmOxo8I

Reviews & Culture: Reclaiming the radical legend of Robin Hood The tale of Robin Hood is one of class conflict. The far right want to claim him as a tax dodging aristocrat. Judy Cox looks at the origins of a class fighter. buff.ly/FT4Cb5w

Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox 🚩 Where does capitalism come from? Primitive accumulation led to the emergence of two new social classes — one that owned the means of production and the other with no choice but to sell their labour power. buff.ly/2K6TADX

✉️ Letters: Demand end to shocking council housing debt – sign Shelters petition Plus readers on stopping Reform UK on campus, organising for reproductive rights and the prospect of Gulf Stream collapse. Read more buff.ly/lFXLlwK

⚠️ Life expectancy gap between rich and poor growing The latest figures lay bare the class divide at the heart of Britain. For men in deprived areas, healthy life expectancy has fallen below 50 years for the first time since records began in 2013. buff.ly/dfWioDE

📣 After BBC attack on asylum seekers, LGBT+ campaigners speak out The BBC could have exposed the real scandal of how asylum seekers are disbelieved, criminalised, mistreated. Instead, it chose to boost exaggerated far right tropes about asylum cheats. buff.ly/Y8h2ATx

On this day in 1943, the #WarsawGhettoUprising began. Then and now the oppressed do not need permission to resist their oppression. socialistworker.co.uk/art/33020/When…

‼️ Lebanon ceasefire: ‘Israel is deliberately attempting to destroy us’ ‘They have targeted civilian markets that were crowded during rush hour. Lots of people have been killed,’ says Ghassan, a socialist in Beirut. Read more buff.ly/iZVx1Zk

Starmer should pack his bags alongside scapegoat Robbins ⭐️Starmer thought he was on safer ground following his refusal to fully back Trump’s war on Iran. But now he is facing a revolt from his own backbenchers socialistworker.co.uk/labour/starmer…

If you don’t want these Nuremberg rallies in your town: JOIN US ON MAY 16th IN LONDON

Marek Edelman - founder of the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa, ŻOB (Jewish Combat Organisation) which fought the Nazis so bravely in the #WarsawGhettoUprising which began on the 19/04/1943. ✊ #NeverAgain

🤑 Bankers and bosses cash in as fuel prices rise At the start of his war on Iran, Donald Trump promised that rising oil and gas prices would make the US “a lot of money”. It’s becoming very clear who’s profiting — bankers and bosses. buff.ly/YYSn1ka

🪧 National Housing Demo calls for rent controls and council housing Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday in a national housing demonstration. Called by Homes4All, London Renters Union, backed by 50+ tenants unions and trade unions. buff.ly/HHRmj7k

Well done to all who opposed the Nazi "Britain First" in Manchester today. searchlightmagazine.com/2026/04/britai…

Well done to Oxford outnumbered the far right 10-1!

Massive solidarity with all antiracists & antifascists opposing the far right on the streets today. Get ready to oppose fascist Tommy Robinson, Saturday 16 May, London.

When a state makes the process of gaining refugee status a bewildering labyrinth, the emergence of a cottage industry of fraudulent route-finders is no surprise. The solution: not to obsess over crooked route-finders but provide safe passage & humane treatment for asylum seekers.

The BBC should have devoted those resources to exposing the intentionally harsh environment for asylum seekers, made ever more hostile by a succession of racist xenophobic governments, notably this Labour government. buff.ly/6GEz6Mt 2/3

‼️ BBC dog whistles to far right about "fake asylum industry", ignores government's hostile environment The BBC news politics team have invested scarce resources in investigating the small "fake asylum industry" in the UK. buff.ly/nMZUY2x 1/3