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Nigeria Labour Congress suspends general strike over government’s fuel subsidy removal

June 7, 2023 Statement by the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

When the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced an indefinite general strike to respond to the provocative removal of petrol subsidy by the newly elected administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we of the Democratic Socialist […]

Voters in Thailand resoundingly reject military rule

June 6, 2023 Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia)

On May 14th, Thailand voters came out resoundingly against the nine-year military rule by casting their votes for anti-junta parties. The newly formed Move Forward Party (MFP) became the biggest party in parliament by winning […]

Book review: It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, by Bernie Sanders

June 5, 2023 Reviewed by Peter Taaffe

At a time of increasing turmoil in the US and globally, Bernie Sanders has produced a devastating critique of capitalism. But unfortunately, not with a clear path to a real socialist and democratic alternative. This […]

Scotland: North Sea oil industry workers escalate strike action

June 2, 2023 Wayne Scott, Unite Scotland Young Members Committee (personal capacity)

Around 1,650 contractors across five companies are due to strike in June in the North Sea. The planned action is for two 48-hour strikes starting June 1 until June 3 and then June 8 to […]

A socialist charter for LGBTQ+ rights

June 1, 2023 Michael Johnson, Socialist Party LGBTQ+ group (CWI England & Wales)

The next general election will be fought on a “mix of culture wars and trans debate,” according to Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson. Fighting elections on anything but their own record is becoming the main […]

Where now for Scottish independence?

May 31, 2023 Philip Stott, from Socialism Today (June 2023 issue) monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The recent, and unfinished, crisis in the Scottish National Party raises questions about the future prospects for Scottish independence. PHILIP STOTT from Socialist Party Scotland (CWI Scotland) analyses current events and looks at where the […]

The rise and fall of Corbynism, the Left and the fight for a party of the worker class

May 30, 2023 Hannah Sell, from Socialism Today (monthly magazine of the Socialist Party, CWI England and Wales)

After the British Labour Party national executive committee voted 22-12 to ban its former left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn, from standing as a Labour candidate in the next general election, HANNAH SELL looks at the fight […]

Tory government’s anti-union ‘Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill’ set to become law

May 27, 2023 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1229) (CWI England & Wales)

On Monday 22 May, with trade unionists demonstrating outside parliament, Tory MPs voted the anti-strike ‘Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill’ through the House of Commons, meaning that is set to become law within weeks. Fire, […]

24-hour strike by BBC journalists in Northern Ireland 100% solid

May 26, 2023 CWI

A 24-hour strike by BBC journalists in Northern Ireland was 100% solid on 19 May. Workers in the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) walked out on one of the busiest news days of the year […]

Northern Ireland local elections: Nationalist and Unionist polarisation squeezes smaller parties

May 25, 2023 Niall Mulholland

Sinn Féin, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Alliance Party emerged as the main winners in the recent local government elections in Northern Ireland. This shows a greater political polarisation taking place among nationalists […]