Month: November 2005

Interview by Ron Groves, a Socialist Party member (England and Wales) recently on a visit there

Press statement from Joe Higgins, TD, Socialist Party

The massive toxic chemical spill, which left the city of Harbin without running water for a week, has drawn global attention to the downside of China’s boom.

Neo-liberal policies expose reactionary party’s ‘worker-friendly’ rhetoric

ICTU must call 24hour general strike now!

Sixty percent of Americans now think that the ’blood shed’ in Iraq is not worth it. The brunt of the ’bloodshed’ has of course been borne by the peoples of Iraq, around 100,000 of whom […]

Cerca de medio millón de trabajadores marcharon a través de Australia el 15 de noviembre, protestando contra las nuevas Leyes de Relaciones Industriales de John Howard. El Consejo Australiano de Sindicatos (ACTU) convoco a la […]

Health of millions threatened

The Israeli government is collapsing in turmoil, forcing forward the date of the next general election by eight months.

CRS caught on camera beating up youths

Immigrant workers in Middle East are on the move

Youth and poor of war-torn country oppose neo-liberalism

Just over a week ago, according to many, the unthinkable happened: Amir Peretz, head of the Israeli trade union federation, the Histadruth, a rank outsider in the beginning of the election campaign, won the vote […]

Not the ‘endgame’ but continuation of ‘Troubles’ in a new form

Schools, hospitals and jobs will be lost…higher rates and new water tax…

December trade meeting has “fiasco” written all over it

Tremendous response from unions and working class internationally

But victory of communalist candidate poses danger for working class

Stop the repression of trade unionists!

protest message to RACE Management

Socialist MP attacks replacing union workers with cheap, exploited labour.

Republican leadership considers entering coalition government with bosses’ parties

Time to step up action against anti-worker laws – For a one day general strike!

Successful rally and weekend of discussion and debate hosted by the Socialist Party

Huge rallies protest against anti-union Industrial Relations laws

An appeal for support – Connex employees plan new strike

Hit by corruption scandals and accused of failing to prevent genocidal wars, the United Nations (UN) has little to celebrate on its 60th anniversary.

Only a socialist solution can save working people

Urgent appeal for further earthquake aid

’Chirac-Villepin-Sarkozy – We’ve had enough!"’

’Socialist’ government’s policies threaten French-style explosion

Thousands leave class rooms across country

Melbourne lobby highlights role of US and Australian imperialism

As winter looms thousands more could die

Low turnout poll ‘elects’ new reactionary parliament

Establishment’s cultivated image of ‘equality for all’ goes up in flames

‘Sarkozy: We’ve had enough! No to repression! No to racism!’

Seven years in coalition government showed Greens were an establishment party

The result speaks in very clear language: there is no majority for the neo-liberal attacks of the previous red/green government of Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer, or the even harsher ones proposed by Angela Merkel […]

Reply to article in The Observer (UK).

Pro-capitalist and sectarian parties cannot provide solution

In the late nineteenth century, British imperialism found it increasingly difficult to provide a few crumbs to the working class from its very rich table.

New Labour’s 2005 conference signified another, and perhaps decisive, nail in the coffin of this party as a specifically working-class party, at least at its base.

Iraq war – lies and rising body count, Hurricane Katrina failures, conspiracy and cover-up

Lift the suspension threats – Urgent solidarity needed!

Pro-capitalist presidential winner will not bring peace and better living conditions

Constitution passed but nightmare remains

Thousands of poor occupying land in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, under eviction threat