Tony Saunois (CWI secretary), Author at Socialist World Media

Pakistan: Crisis erupts as Imran Khan ousted

April 13, 2022 Tony Saunois (CWI secretary)

Pakistan is the latest south Asian country to be thrown into political, social, and economic turmoil. After a desperate attempt to cling to power, the coalition of opposition parties – Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) […]

France

Left candidate Mélenchon wins nearly 22% in first round of French presidential elections but run-off between Macron and Le Pen

April 12, 2022 Statement by Gauche révolutionnaire (CWI in France)

France’s right-wing president, Emmanuel Macron, faces far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French election on 24 April. They won 27.8% and 23.2% respectively in the first round on 10 April. […]

Horrific train attack by bandits indicative of Nigerian society’s deep social ills

April 11, 2022 Abiodun Bamigboye, Acting National Chairperson, Chinedu Bosah, National Secretary, Socialist Party Nigeria

The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the tragic attack by terrorists on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday, March 28, 2022, and condoles with the families of the victims, as well as the leadership and […]

Lessons of the Massachusetts St. Vincent nurses strike

April 8, 2022 Jeff Booth, Massachusetts, AFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity), originally published in Socialism Today, the paper of the Independent Socialist Group (US)

The longest strike in the U.S. in 2021 and the longest nurses’ strike in Massachusetts history ended in January 2022 when union nurses voted to ratify a new contract. 700 members of the Massachusetts Nurses […]

Tory government feels pressure of cost-of-living crisis

April 8, 2022 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1174), weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Two months ago, there was a rising pile of ‘no-confidence’ letters in Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Tory MPs. Shaken by the Downing Street ‘partygate’ revelations, those MPs felt they had to echo public disgust […]

Inflation and falling living standards – symptoms of the profit system in crisis

April 7, 2022 Hannah Sell, from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

This year, 2022, is predicted to see the biggest fall in living standards in the UK since 1956. Inflation, according to the Retail Price Index, is already at 8.2% and is expected to rise further […]

Yemen – the other war zone hypocritically downplayed by Western powers

April 6, 2022 Elaine Brunskill, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party - CWI England & Wales)

For weeks, the horror of Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has dominated the news. Alongside this carnage, there has also been the ongoing civil war in Yemen. However, this merciless war in Yemen, and all […]

Scotland: Working-class women force Glasgow council into major climbdown over equal pay

April 5, 2022 Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) reporters

Working-class women in Glasgow have once again defeated the Scottish National Party (SNP) -led council over equal pay. Faced with a 48-hour strike on 29/30 March by 12,000 low-paid workers, the council leadership embarked on […]

Skyrocketing prices provokes spontaneous eruption of struggle in Sri Lanka

April 1, 2022 Statement by Tamil Solidarity (UK)

A spontaneous and countrywide eruption of struggle is now taking place in Sri Lanka. Many youth and workers are gathering in parts of the country to express their anger against the government. Prices of essential […]

Thousands of protesters besiege residence of Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapakshe

April 1, 2022 Text of video of Siritunga Jayasuriya, Secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI) speaking

From about 7.30 on the night of Thursday, 31 March, thousands of angry protesters besieged the residence of Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapakshe. Buses and other vehicles were set on fire in what could be […]