  latest news
05/02/2012: 74 killed in horrific scenes
04/02/2012: Joe Higgins argues in Cork, 26 January, to resist the household tax:
"Yes, we have a choice!"
03/02/2012: A strike corresponding to the level of anger over austerity programme
03/02/2012: The capitalist classes of Europe are all adopting the same policy of
attempting to make the working class pay for the capitalist economic
crisis.
02/02/2012: A socialist view on recent showdown between government and people
01/02/2012: The repression will not stop the movement!
01/02/2012: CWI – a socialist analysis
31/01/2012: Frequently asked questions
31/01/2012: Urgent solidarity needed
31/01/2012: The lessons of the first waves of revolutionary movements
31/01/2012: Worldwide solidarity campaign means the Kazakhstan regime can no longer
deny 16 December massacre
31/01/2012: Interview with two Tunisian socialists, one year after the fall of Ben
Ali
30/01/2012: Fight Against Corporate Politics
30/01/2012: Bryan Koulouris explains how the USA is being transformed by the occupy
movements which have arisen in anger at the growing inequality between
the 1% and the 99% in the United States
30/01/2012: Once again, a United Nations-sponsored climate change conference has
completely failed to address the issue of global warming.
29/01/2012: December’s industrial action against austerity just the beginning of the
fight-back!
29/01/2012: Whole continent on the verge of major social convulsions and political
shocks
28/01/2012: The illusory appearance of a peculiar isolation from the international
picture of stagnation, recession and economic crisis is fragile - a new
period of turbulent class conflict lays ahead
27/01/2012: CWI’s Zhang Shujie speaks out at hearing in Sweden’s parliament
26/01/2012: Euro-zone crisis deepens
26/01/2012: Masses in Cairo and other cities demand end to military rule
26/01/2012: LSD legislator from Hong Kong to speak in support of young socialist
Zhang Shujie, forced to flee China
25/01/2012: Contradictions and new struggles define situation in region
25/01/2012: 3 year old child killed in fatal repression
25/01/2012: Release Vadim Kuramshin and all those arrested – End harassment of
opposition activists!
25/01/2012: 16 December underlined the need for the workers’ movement to link
economic demands to the struggle to bring down the regime
24/01/2012: Key Battle for the Labour and Occupy Movements
22/01/2012: As world economy worsens, inter-imperialist relations intensify
21/01/2012: How socialists and the local community fought back against racism and
the BNP
20/01/2012: Scottish National Party’s version of indepdendence a nightmare for
workers
18/01/2012: As economic crisis worsens, new class conflicts loom
17/01/2012: Struggle forces Jonathan back a bit, but could have won far more with a
more resolute leadership - We Condemn Repression by Police and Army
15/01/2012: On the brink of a new downturn
15/01/2012: Public sector union left group organises open conference to keep up the
fight
13/01/2012: Tensions increase with sanctions and navy exercises
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|  12/10/2010, New paper and website of CWI in Netherlands!
Pieter Brans, Socialist Alternative (CWI in Netherlands) Amsterdam.
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| 12/06/2010, Big industrial and social conflicts ahead!
Pieter Brans, Offensief (CWI supporters in Netherlands), Amsterdam |
|  08/03/2010, Geert Wilders’ anti-immigrant, right wing ‘Freedom Party’ makes gains
Pieter Brans, Offensief (CWI supporters in Netherlands), Amsterdam
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|  22/02/2010, Pro-establishment parties plan huge cuts programme after new elections
Pieter Brans, Offensief (CWI supporters in Netherlands), Amsterdam
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|  14/01/2010, Cuts-making coalition government under strain, as elections loom
Pieter Brans, Offensief (CWI supporters in Netherlands), Amsterdam
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| 03/07/2009, Opposition Socialist Party appeals to Dutch nationalism but fails to
make polls headway
By reporters from ‘Offensief’ (newspaper of CWI co-thinkers in the
Netherlands) |
| 08/04/2009, Rank and file looking for fighting, socialist response to economic
crisis and right wing government
Emil Jacobs, Offensief (CWI Netherlands) |
| 25/07/2008, Workers demand living wages
Bas De Ruiter, Offensief (CWI Netherlands) |
| 06/05/2008, Good response to CWI paper and leaflets in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Bas De Ruiter, Offensief, cwi Netherlands |
| 12/09/2007, ’Committee for Democratisation of the SP’ gains support
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Offensief (CWI Netherlands), Zaanstreek |
| 03/08/2007, ’Committee for a Democratic SP’ founded
Bart Vandersteene, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium), Gent |
| 14/05/2007, How should socialists reply?
Bas De Ruiter, Offensief, cwi Netherlands |
| 10/03/2007, Independent, working class policies needed to build on successes
Elisabeth Bakker, Offensive (CWI in Netherlands), and Niall Mulholland,
CWI |
| 18/02/2007, New right wing government formed – What way forward for Left opposition?
Niall Mulholland, CWI |
| 28/11/2006, Left course needed to build on Socialist Party’s polls breakthrough
Elizabeth Bakker, Offensief (CWI), Amsterdam |
| 24/11/2006, For a bold socialist programme – No to a coalition with rightwing
parties!
Niall Mulholland, CWI |
Further articles on 'Netherlands':2005: - 30/10/2005: Netherlands: Immigrants die in fire “Like rats in a trap”
Elizabeth Bakker, cwi, Amsterdam - 18/08/2005: Netherlands: Repercussions of the “NO” vote against the European
constitution
Elisabeth Bakker, Offensief, Netherlands - 02/06/2005: Netherlands: Dutch give overwhelming ’No’ to EU Constitution
Ron Blom, Offensief (CWI Netherlands), Thursday 2 July 2005 - 10/05/2005: Netherlands: Thousands take to the streets against Bush’s visit
Ron Blom, Offensief (cwi), Netherlands - 30/04/2005: Netherlands: Student protests win concession from government
Tanja Niemeier, CWI, Netherlands - 02/04/2005: netherlands: Minister of Social Affairs, De Geus, argues not to exclude
prostitution as suitable employment
Bas De Ruiter, Offensief, cwi Netherlands, Saturday 2 April 2005
2004: - 17/11/2004: Netherlands: Students against racism
Darren, Offensief, cwi Netherlands - 11/11/2004: Netherlands: "Stop the attacks, stop racism!"
Offensief, cwi Netherlands - 08/11/2004: Netherlands: A spate of anti-Muslim bombings and attacks
Niall Mulholland, cwi - 07/11/2004: Netherlands: Widespread shock at killing of controversial film director
Niall Mulholland, cwi, Friday 5 November 2004 - 02/11/2004: Netherlands: Austerity measures lead to soup kitchens
Johann Kwisthout, Socialist Party (SP) Councillor, and Offensief (CWI)
member - 04/10/2004: Netherlands: Over 250,000 say no cuts!
Anita de Waal and Ron Blom - 28/09/2004: Netherlands: After Rotterdam, Amsterdam strikes
Ron Blom, ABVA-KABO-lid (public sector union), and Offensief (cwi
Netherlands) - 21/09/2004: Netherlands: Strike shuts down world’s biggest port
Ron Blom, ABVA-KABO (public sector union) and Offensief (cwi Netherlands) - 16/07/2004: Netherlands: Successful first meeting of ‘Offensief Against Racism’
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Offensief (Dutch section of the CWI) - 29/06/2004: Netherlands: Enough is enough!
Barbara Veger, Offensief, Rotterdam - 16/06/2004: Netherlands: Workers demonstrate against ’Enemies of the working class’
Niall Mulholland, CWI - 30/05/2004: Netherlands: Dockworkers force union to take strike action against
government cuts
Offensief, cwi Netherlands - 13/04/2004: Netherlands: 15,000 demonstrate expulsion of refugees
Ron Blom, Offensief, Netherlands - 23/02/2004: Netherlands: Kick out the government not the refugees
Ron Blom, Netherlands - 18/02/2004: Netherlands: Dutch parliament votes to deport 26,000 refugees
Niall Mulholland, CWI
2003: - 09/12/2003: Netherlands: First round victory against community centre cuts
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Amsterdam - 02/12/2003: Netherlands: Colin Powell visit met by noisy protests
Ron Blom, Offensief, Netherlands and Geert Cool, LSP, Belgium - 01/10/2003: Netherlands: Police attack European dockers’ protest in Rotterdam.
Also report from Antwerp.
Ronald, Offensief, Rotterdam - 25/09/2003: Netherlands: Large Amsterdam demonstration opposes cuts
Ron Blom, Offensiev, Amsterdam - 28/04/2003: Netherlands: Netherlands Another failure to create a stable government
Pieter Brans, Offensief, Amsterdam - 29/01/2003: Netherlands: Dutch general elections - a lost opportunity for the
Socialist Party
By Offensief members (Dutch section of the CWI), 29 January 2003
2002: - 22/10/2002: Netherlands: Right wing coalition government falls
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Amsterdam, 22 October 2002, Offensief - 20/09/2002: Netherlands: Thousands rally against austerity plans of new right-wing
government
Ron Blom, 20 September 2002 - 15/08/2002: Netherlands: New coalition government faces instability and infighting
Ron Blom, Amsterdam, - 03/06/2002: Netherlands: Elections - Abrupt awakening
Pieter Brans,Amsterdam - 17/05/2002: Netherlands: Purple government thrashed - Dutch SP gains
Secretariat Offensief, CWI - Netherlands - 07/05/2002: Netherlands: Extreme right Dutch politician, Pim Fortuyn, shot dead
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Offensief - CWI Netherlands. - 17/04/2002: Netherlands: Government resigns
Patrick Zoomermeijer, Offensief (CWI Netherlands).
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