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Articles by Robin Clapp, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

World Economy

World Economy: ‘Biggest danger to capitalism is capitalism’

October 22, 2015 Robin Clapp, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Steel plant to close after a century of production, raw material prices collapsing, China’s economy slowing, the ongoing euro crisis…

Britain

Britain: Socialists and the Corbyn campaign

October 21, 2015 Interview with Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

An opportunity for socialist ideas

No Picture
ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

CWI’s 2nd congress for China and Hong Kong a big success

October 21, 2015 Dikang, chinaworker.info

Discussions on perspectives for Hong Kong’s democracy struggle and the crisis in China

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland South:Travellers fire deaths

October 20, 2015 Manus Lenihan, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

The fight against anti-Traveller racism

Archive

CIT/CWI Iberian School a great success

October 19, 2015 CWI Reporters, Spain

Anti-austerity struggles across southern Europe and the socialist alternative

Austria

Austria: Did ‘Red Vienna’ really stay red?

October 17, 2015 Sonja Grusch, Socialist Left Party (CWI in Austria), Vienna

What the Vienna elections show

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Mining and steel industries in crisis

October 16, 2015 Shaun Arendse, from <i>Izwi Labasebenzi</i> <i>(</i>newspaper of the Workers and Socialist Party)

‘Deals protect profits not jobs’ – for nationalisation under workers control

Germany

Volkswagen: It’s not just VW exhaust fumes that stink

October 16, 2015 Georg Kümmel, Sozialistische Alternative (CWI Germany)

‘Normality’ is the scandal

Syria

Syria: Western governments’ interventionist strategy in tatters

October 15, 2015 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Still no end in sight after four and a half years of civil war

Germany

Germany: Merkel and refugees

October 14, 2015 Sascha Stanicic, Sozialistische Alternative (SAV – CWI Germany)national spokesperson

Polarising situation, but 250,000 march against free trade agreements shows potential for mass resistance against establishment

ARCHIVE | Socialismo Revolucionario was the CWI section in Portugal until 2019

Portugal: Left vote grows as right coalition fails to win majority

October 13, 2015 Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Portugal) Reporters

What way forward for the Left and workers’ movement?

ARCHIVE | Middle East & North Africa

Turkey: Double bombing at Ankara peace demonstration massacres over 100

October 12, 2015 Sosyalist Alternatif (CWI in Turkey)

Trade unions’ 48 hour general strike must be first step to building mass, united movement against murderous regime of Erdoğan

Quebec

Quebec: Government attacks spark workers’ protests

October 9, 2015 Alternative Socialiste (CWI in Quebec) Reporters

Step up industrial action to defeat government plans

No Picture
Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Mass revolt foils coup

October 9, 2015 Abbey Trotsky, Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria), Ibadan

Independent working class political solution urgently needed

Scotland

Scotland: Glasgow’s trade unions demand a ‘No Cuts’ budget

October 8, 2015 Glasgow union’s statement republished on Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) website

Plenty of money in economy –just in wrong hands or lying in big business bank accounts

Britain

Britain: Right wing step up campaign against Corbyn

October 7, 2015 Editorial from the Socialist (issue 873), weekly newspaper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

’No time to lose’ to organise against austerity

Canada

Canada: Tories face election after nearly decade in power

October 7, 2015 Bill Hopwood, Socialist Alternative, Vancouver

The NDP represent as a left alternative?

Spain

Catalonia: Pro-independence parties win “plebiscite” elections

October 6, 2015 Danny Byrne, CWI

A step towards independence?

Ireland North

Ireland North: Socialist runs for leader of biggest union

October 5, 2015 Interview with Patrick Mulholland, Broad Left candidate for NIPSA General Secretary

Jobs threatened, pay cuts, increased workloads…public sector workers need fighting, democratic union

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Workers’ representative demands to see KazMinerals boss in London

October 1, 2015 See article and video on <a href="http://www.campaignkazakhstan.org">www.campaignkazakhstan.org</a>

Copper giant denies suffering of its workers and victimisation of their representatives

Britain

Britain: Socialism is back!

September 30, 2015 Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary

We can end cuts, crisis and capitalism

Austria

Austria: Refugee crisis, solidarity and resistance

September 29, 2015 Sebastian Kugler, SLP (CWI in Austria)

Working class solidarity – a beacon of hope

No Picture
ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

China: Sino-US tensions increasing as China’s economy stumbles

September 25, 2015 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Nationalism, repression and neoliberal economic ‘reform’ hallmarks of Xi’s rule

No Picture
ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

USA: “We protest violation of democratic and workers’ rights”

September 25, 2015 Open Letter Chinese President

Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant co-signs protest letter to visiting Chinese President Xi

Britain

Britain: Left Labour leader Corbyn under attack

September 24, 2015 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

But enthusiastic support continues

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Ruth Coppinger TD sends solidarity message to homeless

September 23, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Video of Ruth Coppinger, Socialist Party TD, speaking in the Irish Parliament: "I’m here to give you their vote of no confidence in you and your government"

No Picture
ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: Mass abstention dominates general election

September 22, 2015 Interview with a Greek socialist

Mass socialist alternative needs to be built

Finland

Finland: General strike shakes government

September 22, 2015 Jonas Brännberg and Elin Gauffin, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

30,000 join Helsinki union demonstration

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Solidarity: Protests at Irish embassies

September 21, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Jobstown is not guilty: drop the charges against the 27!

Britain

Britain: A political earthquake

September 19, 2015 Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Jeremy Corbyn’s victory is a political earthquake that transforms the situation in Britain and poses stark questions for how a new mass socialist force can be built.

Scotland

Scotland: One year after the electoral uprising against austerity

September 19, 2015 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI Scotland)

One year ago, the Scottish independence referendum delivered an electoral uprising against austerity and the political establishment

Britain

Britain: Corbyn’s victory marks new era for the 99%

September 17, 2015 Editorial of the Socialist, weekly paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Now organise to fight for a socialist alternative

Medio Ambiente

Cambio climático. La voracidad capitalista, responsable

September 15, 2015 Ángel Novoa, Izquierda Revolucionaria

Desde hace décadas científicos y organizaciones medioambientales de todo el mundo advierten del cambio climático que se está produciendo en nuestro planeta, con consecuencias devastadoras para la supervivencia de las especies, incluyendo la humana.

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: Turnbull deposes Abbot to become Prime Minister

September 15, 2015 Conor Flynn, <a href="http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/">Socialist Party (CWI Australia)</a>

A lesser evil?

Britain

Britain: Corbyn Victory – what does the Socialist Party say?

September 14, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), congratulates Jeremy Corbyn and examines the difficulties he now faces

World Economy

World economy: Growth engines becoming brakes

September 14, 2015 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Sharp downturn in BRIC countries

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland North: Devolved government in crisis

September 14, 2015 Michael Cleary, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>, Belfast

New mass left party, uniting Catholics and Protestants, necessary to pose real alternative.

No Picture
ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: 20 September elections – ‘No’ to the Memorandum parties!

September 13, 2015 Statement by <a href="http://www.xekinima.org/">Xekinima</a> (Greek section of the CWI)

Mass revolutionary Left needed to find way out of crisis of capitalist system

Britain

Britain: Corbyn victory!

September 12, 2015 Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Popularity of anti-austerity ideas confirmed – Now the battle to create an anti-austerity party begins

Cuba

Cuba: At a crossroads

September 12, 2015 Tony Saunois, CWI

Gains of the revolution of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro under threat

Video

Video: Joe Higgins grills IMF chief

September 11, 2015 socialistworld.net

Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) MP questions Ajai Chopra in banking crisis inquiry

Britain

Britain: Huge support for Jeremy Corbyn…

September 10, 2015 Editorial from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Now build austerity fightback

ARCHIVE | Middle East & North Africa

Turkey: Pro-Kurdish HDP party offices attacked across the country

September 9, 2015 Sosyalist Alternatif (CWI Turkey)

Build a mass and united workers’ movement to stop the ongoing war!

Egypt

Egypt: Workers start to take action again

September 9, 2015 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Independent workers’ organisation needed to resist state repression and to fight for a socialist future

Europe

Refugee crisis: Defend the right to asylum

September 8, 2015 Robert Bechert, CWI

Unite against austerity and struggle for a better life for all

India

India: 150 million workers strike

September 7, 2015 Jagadish G Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India)

Modi government faces growing opposition

History & Anniversaries

History: Zimmerwald Conference 1915

September 5, 2015 Robert Bechert, CWI

An important step in rebuilding the international workers’ movement during WW1

Lebanon

Lebanon: Mass protests against corrupt sectarian regime

September 4, 2015 Serge Jordan, CWI

Build a united struggle of workers and youth – for a socialist alternative to communal divisions, poverty and war!

Malaysia

Malaysia: Opposition mounting against Najib’s government

September 4, 2015 Yuva Balan, CWI Malaysia

Over 200,000 people on protest for two days

Britain

Britain: Labour’s surges and purges

September 3, 2015 Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, from <i>The Socialist </i>(weekly paper of the Socialist Party – CWI, England & Wales)

No let-up of ’Corbynmania’ but Labour right plots

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