Coronavirus and state monopoly capitalism: what next for Britain

David Yaffe, editor of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! discusses the present dire situation for British capitalism and imperialism under the global Covid-19 pandemic. He argues that the crisis has forced the British ruling class to adopt, not socialist policies, but the model of state monopoly capitalism. Only a revolutionary fightback can establish workers’ control over the economy. From the RCG public meeting, ‘What next for British capitalism in a pandemic world?’ 23 June 2020. Find out more: State mobilises to save capitalism