James Ivens, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) member and participant in French protests (15-19 January), Author at

Workers’ struggle in France on the boil

January 22, 2020 James Ivens, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) member and participant in French protests (15-19 January)

After more than 45 days of strikes and 62 weeks of ‘gilets jaunes’ protests, French workers’ appetite for struggle endures. The trade unions counted 250,000 on the national day of action in Paris on 17 […]

After mass protests, the Chilean government calls plebiscite to try to put breaks on demands for real change

January 20, 2020 Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI Chile) Statement

In relation to the plebiscite that has been called for the 26 April 2020, it is necessary to make clear some issues before marking a Yes or No on the ballot paper. The result of […]

16 January – another day of mass strikes and workers’ demonstrations across France

January 17, 2020 Gauche Révolutionnaire Reporters photo gallery

Another day of mass demonstrations of strikers all over France on 17 January 2020. The determined battle to stop Macron’s pension attacks goes on! The following photo gallery is by Gauche Révolutionnaire comrades from Paris and […]

British Labour Party leadership contest – What policies are needed?

January 16, 2020 Editorial from The Socialist, Weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The process to elect a new leader of the Labour Party is underway and poses an essential question. What will happen to the potential, opened up by Jeremy Corbyn’s unexpected leadership victory in 2015, to […]

France: Struggle over pension rights; government in difficulty

January 14, 2020 Clare Doyle, CWI

After the biggest and most widespread strikes and demonstrations last week in the current fight over pension rights in France, Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, announced the suspension of the government’s proposal to increase the pension […]

Massive Scottish pro-independence demo marks new stage in struggle against Tories

January 13, 2020 CWI

At least 80,000 marchers packed the rain-soaked streets of Glasgow in a mass Scottish pro-independence demonstration, on Saturday, January 11 January 2020. The date for the mobilisation was set hours after Boris Johnson’s general election […]

France: Strikes and large workers’ demonstrations continue resistance to Macron’s pension attacks

January 10, 2020 Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI France) photo gallery

Strikes and demonstrations took place yesterday, 9 January 2020, throughout France against President Macron’s pension cuts plans. Large protests took place in Paris and other mass demonstrations across the country – the biggest and most […]

Scotland: Tory government election win spurs on pro-independence mood

January 9, 2020 Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) leaflet text

On Saturday 11 January, many thousands are expected to attend a pro-independence demonstration in Glasgow. The Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) has produced the following leaflet text to hand out on the mass demonstration. socialistworld.net […]

Britain: Labour Party leadership contest – commitment to bold socialist policies needed

January 8, 2020 From The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The nomination process for the Labour Party’s leadership and deputy leadership contests has begun, with the ballot to take place from 21 February to 2 April. After doing its best over years to denigrate Jeremy […]

France: Battle over pension rights threatens Macron presidency

January 7, 2020 Clare Doyle, CWI

The mass strike movement in France against government attacks on pension rights is now the longest since the revolutionary general strike of 1968. After more than a month, it has also lasted longer than the […]