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Europe

Britain

BRITAIN | Bond Jitters Expose Economic Fragility

January 16, 2025 Editorial of the Socialist issue 1305

“This is not a Liz Truss moment”, declared a former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), referring to the brief period of the Tory prime minister Liz Truss’s time in office, as the pound […]

Germany

GERMANY | Was VW ‘rescue’ deal a “Christmas miracle”?

January 15, 2025 Angelika Teweleit, Sol - Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (CWI in Germany)

VW workers’ rude awakening on a closer inspection of what it means The German metal workers’ union IG Metall leadership and the Volkswagen (VW) central works council (the legal non-union body representing the workforce) celebrated […]

Scotland

Labour’s betrayals poses need to build a trade union and socialist alternative in Scotland

January 10, 2025 Editorial from the January/February 2025 edition of the Socialist (paper of Socialist Party Scotland - CWI)

2025 began where 2024 ended; with collapsing support for the Labour Party in Scotland and across the UK. The full reality of Starmer and Reeves’ betrayal of their albeit threadbare promises in opposition has been […]

Austria

AUSTRIA | Collapse of Coalition Talks Opens New Period

January 9, 2025 Sozialistische Offensive (CWI Austria)

After the negotiations to form a new government between conservatives (ÖVP), social democrats (SPÖ) and liberals (NEOS) broke down, mainly over the budget, Austria is entering a new period. It looks likely that either a […]

Britain

Britain: Strife in store for Starmer’s Labour government in 2025

January 8, 2025 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1304), weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

2024 saw the historic defeat of the once-most successful capitalist party in the world. The Tory Party vote at the general election collapsed, leading to the worst result in its 200-year history and its lowest-ever […]

Britain

Britain: New Tory leader won’t resolve crisis of “capitalism’s once electoral vehicle par excellence”

January 7, 2025 James Ivens, Socialism Today (Issue 283), monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Still dazed and disoriented from July’s UK general election humiliation, the Tories have a new leader, Kemi Badenoch – product of yet another leadership election fiasco. Surrounding her is a Conservative and Unionist Party – […]

Ireland North

Police spied on journalists investigating 1994 loyalist paramilitary massacre

January 6, 2025 Anton McCabe, National Executive Council, National Union of Journalists (personal capacity)

Three police forces are found to have spied on Northern Ireland journalists Trevor Birney, Barry McCaffrey and Vincent Kearney. The same police spied on an un-named Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman employee. The police forces were […]

Germany

Reviewing 2024: Crises, Wars and Fights 

January 3, 2025 Sascha Staničić, Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (Sol, CWI Germany)

Things will be no different in 2025  Not only was 2024 a hotter year than previous years in terms of climate, the political situation in the world was also “hot” and marked by crises, wars […]

Scotland

Royal Mail handed over to billionaire boss – Communication Workers Union must demand nationalisation!

December 24, 2024 Gary Clark, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) and retired CWU member

The Westminster Labour government has approved the takeover of Royal Mail by EP group whose majority shareholder is multi-billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, with a personal wealth said to be over £9 billion.  The Communication Workers Union […]

Ireland North

Winter fuel campaign wrings concessions from Stormont Assembly

December 23, 2024 Kieran Molloy, Unite retired member, and Militant Left supporter (CWI Ireland)

,The disgraceful decision by Keir Starmer’s UK Labour government to cut the £300 winter fuel allowance for pensioners, except for those on the state pension who are entitled to pension credits, provoked a storm of […]

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