Fifty years ago today, the Portuguese Revolution began when a section of the military moved against the dictatorship, unleashing a powerful workers’ movement. Rui Faustino draws out the lessons from this inspiring, but also tragic, episode in the class struggle.

University students in Britain are facing a barrage of cuts and attacks on their learning and living conditions. The Revolutionary Communist Party is organising on campuses across the country, fighting to kick capitalism out of education.

As the conflict in the Middle East threatens to spiral out of control, the warmongers in Westminster and Washington are ramping up their militarism: finding money for bombs, but never for workers’ wages and public services. Overthrow their system!

With local elections approaching, things are not looking promising for Rishi Sunak and the Tories. Years of crises and scandals have left the party scarred and fractured. And no amount of manufactured distractions will provide any respite.

Following a wave of industrial struggles over the past couple of years, the trade union movement is at an ebb. Instead of mobilising workers, union leaders are waiting for Labour. Once again, this demonstrates the need for fighting leadership.

From the Middle East to Ireland, the historic crimes of British imperialism have left devastating scars. As elections get underway in India, Ravi Mistry examines one of the most heinous of these atrocities: partition of the Indian subcontinent.