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Ireland: The ULA, the fight against austerity & building a new party of the working class

January 28, 2013 Statement by the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland)

The Socialist Party (CWI) has ended its membership of the United Left Alliance (ULA)

Italy: February election likely to end in stalemate

January 26, 2013 Clare Doyle, in conjunction with Marco Veruggio, Controcorrente (CWI, Italy)

Plethora of parties and coalitions but none that represent workers’ need for a fight

Greece: Riot police sent in against striking metro workers

January 25, 2013 <a href="http://www.xekinima.org/">Xekinima</a> (Greek CWI) Reporters

Solidarity strikes spread – Unions must widen strike action to defeat government repression and to stop all cuts!

Scotland: 20th anniversary of Timex struggle

January 22, 2013 Jim McFarlane, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

When workers fought the bosses to a standstill

Denmark: 40,000 lose unemployment benefits

January 21, 2013 Stefan Godau, Copenhagen, and Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden). From this week’s issue of Offensiv, the paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna.

Debates in the Red Green Alliance over budget support

Video: Solidarity with Irish HMV workers’ occupation

January 18, 2013 socialistworld.net

Joe Higgins TD (MP) calls for solidarity and demands nationalisation and workers’ control and management

Northern Ireland: Turmoil over flag dispute continues

January 15, 2013 Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) Belfast

Only united working class capable of cutting across increased division and conflict

Britain – debate: The way towards working class representation

January 5, 2013 Debate at "<a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/15629">Socialism 2012</a>" with Clive Heemskerk, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a> and Owen Jones, author of Chavs

Should socialists aim to convert the Labour Party to a socialist viewpoint, or call on unions to support the struggle to build a new mass workers’ party, like the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)?

Irish EU Presidency

January 4, 2013 Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) reporters

A government of austerity driving austerity across Europe

Britain 2013: Prepare for a mighty battle against deeper cuts

January 2, 2013 Peter Taaffe, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a> general secretary

The coming year, like 2012, will be one of intense struggles by the working class in Britain, Europe and the world.