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Month: September 2021

Britain

Britain: Right wing consolidates its hold at Labour Party conference

September 30, 2021 Editorial from the Socialist (issue 1149) newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The person who said New Labour was “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich” is now intensely happy about the results of this year’s Labour Party conference. Architect of Blairism, Lord Peter Mandelson, is “just […]

Ireland North

Trade unionists mark 20 years since murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan

September 29, 2021 Anton McCabe, NUJ National Executive member (personal capacity) and Militant Left (CWI Ireland) supporter

On Tuesday, 28 September, the National Union of Journalists in Northern Ireland held vigils in Belfast and Derry to mark 20 years since the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. The vigil in Derry was addressed […]

Germany

German elections: Change of government; sharp decline for Die Linke

September 29, 2021 Sascha Staničić, Sozialische Organisation Solidarität (CWI Germany)

This has never happened before. On 26th September, ‘Super Election Day’, Berliners voted by 56 percent in a referendum in favour of the expropriation of the large real estate companies. This shows that when people […]

Canada

After the elections, what way forward for the Left in Canada?

September 28, 2021 Elisabeth Wichser, CWI Canada 

Justin Trudeau has been re-elected by the slimmest majority of any prime minister in Canadian history, at just 32%. His government called a special election, hoping to gain seats and secure a majority, but the […]

Economy

Socialists and the four-day week

September 27, 2021 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with fears of rising unemployment as the furlough scheme is wound up, and the full extent of the economic scarring from the pandemic is revealed, there are also […]

Russia

Putin’s United Russia wins parliamentary elections after widespread reports of ballot rigging

September 24, 2021 CWI supporter, St. Petersburg

The victory for Vladimir Putin and his party United Russia in the three-day parliamentary elections across Russia last weekend was never in doubt. So rigged are the conditions for participation and voting that any genuine […]

Occupy movement

10 years since Occupy – lessons for generation Covid

September 23, 2021 Helen Pattison, Socialist Party London Regional Secretary (CWI England & Wales)

In October 2011, unemployment hit its highest level for 17 years, with youth unemployment on the rise and heading for one million. Tuition fees had been trebled and the public sector pensions’ dispute was raging. […]

Britain

Britain: Workers’ politics won’t come from Labour – unions must prepare to build a political alternative

September 22, 2021 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

In addressing TUC Congress, Sir Keir Starmer claimed that “Labour will always stand with the unions”, standing “shoulder to shoulder” with them over vicious attacks such as ‘fire and rehire’. But the reality is very […]

Germany

Berlin “Together on the street” demonstration sends important signal

September 21, 2021 Socialist Organisation Solidarity (CWI Germany) Reporters

More than thirty organisations and initiatives had called for the demonstration “Together on the street – public instead of private” in Berlin, last Saturday, 18 September. Representatives from almost all movements and campaigns currently taking […]

Norway

Norway: Election ends conservative rule

September 20, 2021 Robin Nilsen, CWI Norway

After the election in Norway on September 13th, a new ‘left’ coalition is set to replace the Conservative government of Erna Solberg. It will consist of the Workers’ Party (AP, Social Democrats), the Socialist Left […]

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