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The capitalists have shown themselves to be entirely unable to run their own system for the benefit of society. Party leaflet Poverty is staring many workers in the face as the cost of living spirals out of control. What should we be doing to fight back? Download this leaflet as a pdf. Everyone except the tiny minority of superrich exploiters who live in a tax-free bubble of privilege and ignorance knows what is meant by the ‘cost of living crisis’. The rapidly rising cost of living (or, indeed, of barely surviving) is imposing itself on ever wider circles, via swingeing energy bills, rising inflation, low wages, job and housing insecurity, food bank queues, hospital waiting lists, inaccessible ambulances and GPs, failing schools, and trashed social services. People are rig...

Naughty? Nice? It’s time workers stopped believing the fairy tale that we get what we ‘deserve’ and organised to fight for what we need! Proletarian writers Saving money is a full-time job if the BBC’s advice is anything to go by. And it seems to require possession of an array of expensive gadgets like microwaves, slow cookers and air fryers. For those not blessed with the full panoply of kitchen accoutrements, the advisers are curiously silent. A series of articles has appeared on the BBC food website aimed at passing on tips for saving money on both ingredients and cooking techniques so as to keep Christmas dinner ‘within budget’. The articles are presumably aimed at those who now find themselves in the rapidly swelling ranks of struggling families. With titles like ‘Energy ...