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    Red in Name Only: Labour’s War on the UK Working Class

    March 18, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The UK’s so-called Labour government has done what once seemed impossible. Out-Torying the Tories. Elected on promises of social justice, climate responsibility, and investment in public services, it has instead unleashed a ruthless capitalist agenda that would make even the most ardent free-market ideologues blush.

    In just a short time, this government has cut winter fuel payments for pensioners, approved airport expansions despite climate warnings, and decided to slash NHS staff in half. Policies that bear no resemblance to Labour’s historic commitment to working people.

    Far from being the party of the working class, this administration has revealed itself as a government for billionaires, by billionaires, and at the expense of everyone else.

    One of Labour’s first major betrayals was its decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners, condemning thousands of elderly people to a winter of hardship. At a time when energy giants are posting record profits, the government’s answer is not to tax these corporations more but to take money away from pensioners who already struggle to keep warm.

    Their message is clear. If you are an energy company making billions, you’ll get government support. If you are an elderly citizen freezing in your home, you are on your own. This is not a policy rooted in necessity but in ideology. An ideology that prioritises the balance sheets of multinationals over the basic dignity of British citizens.

    If Labour had any commitment to tackling climate change, it has abandoned it at record speed. The government’s approval of major airport expansions is a slap in the face to climate activists and scientists alike. Air travel is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, and yet, under Labour, the government has doubled down on aviation as if the climate crisis doesn’t exist.

    The hypocrisy is staggering. Just months ago, Labour politicians were seen posing with environmentalists, talking about a “green revolution”. Now, their policies are indistinguishable from those of their Conservative predecessors, pandering to corporate interests while the planet burns.

    Perhaps the most shocking and unforgivable of Labour’s betrayals is its decision to slash NHS staff in half. At a time when hospitals are at breaking point, waiting lists are at record highs, and frontline workers are overworked and underpaid, Labour’s answer is to gut the system even further.

    This move paves the way for widespread NHS privatisation, a long-term dream of corporate lobbyists and private healthcare providers. When Labour cuts NHS staff, the private sector stands ready to pick up the pieces. For a price. This is not incompetence. It seems like deliberate class warfare.

    Labour’s policies prove beyond doubt that it has no interest in defending working people, the vulnerable, or the environment. It is a party captured by lobbyists, corporate interests, and right-wing economic dogma. The cuts to public services, the giveaways to big business, and the contempt for environmental concerns expose the truth: this is not a Labour government. It is Thatcherism with a red rosette.

    For those who believed that Labour would be a force for change, the betrayal is total. If this is “Labour,” then what, exactly, is left to oppose capitalism’s worst excesses?

    Labour may have abandoned its principles, but the British people cannot afford to do the same. If the government won’t stand up for the working class, then the working class must stand up for itself. The fight against austerity, climate destruction, and privatisation must continue. Because it is now clearer than ever that Labour will not fight it for us.

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