Against the Stream13 Marras 2025

Knives out for Zelensky and the collapse of the British establishment

A major corruption scandal is rocking Ukraine. Cabinet ministers and one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s own business partners are implicated in a war profiteering scheme worth more than 100 million dollars. Meanwhile, on the front, the situation is getting even worse. Pokrovsk – a key defensive position in the Donbass – is falling to the Russians. Zelensky’s days are numbered.

But corruption and crisis are far from confined to Ukraine. In Britain, over the past month, every pillar of the established order has experienced some sort of disaster. From the stripping of Prince Andrew’s titles over his relations with Epstein, to the historic collapse of Labour in the polls, to the BBC being attacked by Donald Trump, the ‘old order’ is being discredited in the eyes of millions.

What is behind this rot? And how can we as communists connect with the rising anger that it is producing? In this week’s episode of Against the Stream, Ben Curry and Hamid Alizadeh sit down to discuss all this and more.

📖 RECOMENDED READING 📖

Inside the Wes Streeting plot

🔗 https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/inside-the-wes-streeting-plot/

Britain: one prince isn’t enough – Abolish the monarchy! Clear out the parasites!

🔗 https://marxist.com/britain-one-prince-isn-t-enough-abolish-the-monarchy-clear-out-the-parasites.htm

The BBC ‘coup’: A ruling class at war with itself

🔗 https://communist.red/the-bbc-coup-a-ruling-class-at-war-with-itself/

Reeves must get whatever growth she can

🔗 https://www.ft.com/content/20d6d434-0ae7-4305-b1c9-db1e26182931

The Ukrainian war: an internationalist class position – RCI Statement

🔗 https://marxist.com/the-ukrainian-war-an-internationalist-class-position-imt-statement.htm

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