With the announcement that energy bills for a ‘typical’ household in Britain will rise by £111 a year from April, a 6.4% increase, millions of working-class families will despair at further increasing pressure on household […]
The Left is the ray of hope against cuts and racism The result of the federal election is a slap in the face of the established, pro-capitalist parties. The only parties that won were those […]
The November 2024 US election results rattled the status quo of capitalist politics, despite a billionaire being elected President and the two corporate parties retaining their duopoly over the electoral system for the time being. […]
Keir Starmer’s New Labour government has only reached its eighth month in office but the cracks are beginning to show around numerous issues, including oil field licensing, foreign policy, and Starmer’s increasingly strident anti-migrant rhetoric. […]
Germany goes to the polls on 23 February for elections to the Bundestag (parliament) after the so-called ‘traffic light coalition’ (comprised of social democrats, Greens and liberals) collapsed in November. Germany is one of the […]
When, in 1979, an all-powerful company put the crew of a spaceship in mortal danger to secure its own profits, ‘Alien’ seemed like a simple, action-packed B-movie. Even in 2024, the idea of capitalism in […]
On 27 January, the March 23 Movement, backed by the Rwandan government, announced the capture of the Congolese city of Goma and on 17 February of Bukavu. These cities, both provincial capitals, sit on the […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime in Turkey has stepped up their crackdown on all opposition activists, targeting trade unionists, socialists, journalists, and Kurdish activists. Between 14 and 18 February, over 282 people have been arrested. […]
Starmer offers to act as a “bridge” between US and Europe as No trust in Trump, Starmer or any of the capitalist warmongers! Fight for a socialist alternative to capitalism and war! The British prime […]
Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ offensive continues, nationally and internationally. The aim is to show his supporters that he is acting decisively, as one decision or announcement after another is made public. And to throw Trump’s […]
Before the 2024 general election in Britain the Labour Party was clear before taking office about its aim of boosting investment – particularly in ‘infrastructure’ such as housing – while restricting day-to-day public spending. The […]
Donald Trump’s return to power has shocked and angered millions in the US and internationally. Completely understandably, there is great concern about what this will mean for the working class including immigrants and undocumented workers […]
Most of the capitalist media worldwide reacted with astonishment and condemnation to US president Trump’s monstrous assertion that he plans to oversee an expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza strip, with the US taking ownership […]
Strain all your forces now to get into the parliament – and plan for the time afterwards In the midst of the shift to the right in the ruling politics – from Trump to Merz […]
In August, last year, tens of thousands of construction workers marched through capital cities across Australia. The mass mobilisation was in response to unprecedented moves by the federal Labor Government to seize control of the […]
One year ago, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) returned to power sharing at the Northern Ireland Stormont Assembly under the pressure of a mounting industrial crisis which culminated in the January 18th public sector strike. […]
Socialist Party Scotland condemns the threats from Aberdeen City Council to make millions in cuts on the backs of hard working council employees. Their proposals are to slash the working week of council staff while […]
One million species are threatened with extinction, soils are becoming infertile, and water sources are drying up, creating the possibility of a major breakdown of the ecosystem, with famines and droughts becoming more and more […]
Coming up to the 46th anniversary of its establishment, Iran’s theocratic regime is facing several crises, internally and externally. In this article, we will try to analyse how these crises are related and thus affecting […]
Last week, the Norwegian two party minority coalition government collapsed, according to the Financial Times (London), “over whether Norway should keep more of its electricity for itself to lower prices or export it to the […]
The situation in Serbia has reached the boiling point, after three months of student protests demanding justice for the fifteen victims of the collapsed roof at the railway station in the city of Novi Sad […]
New party in Germany is no alternative for working people Since this statement was issued BSW members of the German parliament, on January 31, voted in favour of the “influx limitation law” produced by the […]
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