Ireland Republic
Ireland: Property Tax will be vehemently resisted by mass movement
Draconian penalties and court actions will be challenged with mass solidarity to stop this tax
Europe
Britain
Britain: Prepare to resist austerity in 2013
Capitalist class have no solution to the deep-going crisis of capitalism they face
Greece
Greece: The high human and social cost of extreme austerity
After two Memoranda, Greek society is collapsing
Spain
Spain: Evictions, tragedy and resistance
Capitalist establishment shaken by sustained mass movement
Netherlands
Netherlands: New coalition government heralds deep cuts
15% of Dutch population faces poverty conditions
Russia
Russia: Police arrest protesters fighting draconian anti-LGBT laws
CWI member, Igor Yasin, and investigative journalist, Elena Kostyuchenko, among ten arrested [Update (20/12/12): Igor, Elena and 8 others released – full report to follow]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Widespread protests continue over union flag on Belfast City Hall
A socialist analysis
Britain
Britain: Trade unionists lobby for 24-hour general strike
The government has declared war on ordinary people with a brutal onslaught of cuts to our jobs and services.
Spain
Catalan elections: Instability for the right, opportunities for the left
New panorama, which threatens a situation of practical "ungovernability"
Britain
Campaign in Britain: “Rape is No Joke”
Following high profile cases such as those of Julian Assange and Dominique Strauss Khan, there has been much debate recently about rape and sexual assault. On the Slutwalks and other protests, anger on these issues […]