Europe

The working class of Ireland celebrated the unexpected resignation of the Taoiseach [Irish prime minister] Leo Varadkar, on 20 March. Varadkar is one of the most vicious neo-liberal, pro-capitalist politicians in the South of Ireland […]

The strike wave of the last two years in Britain and in other European countries has taken levels of industrial action to a scale not seen since the 1980s. A new generation of trade union […]

The crisis-ridden saga of Thames Water in Britain continues. Recent news suggests that a promised £3 billion of further investment into the company may be withheld, threatening the possibility that it will be unable to […]

A year has passed since the Scottish National Party (SNP) was thrown into a huge crisis following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as party leader and first minister in the Scottish parliament. As we pointed […]

The following document was discussed and adopted by the Socialist Party Scotland congress in March 2024.   International backdrop The tumultuous and increasingly overwhelming crises facing the global capitalist system is the backdrop to any […]

The horrific terror attacks on the outskirts of Moscow on 22 March shocked and repulsed Russians and people everywhere. At the time of writing, the death toll is officially 139 and rising. Over 180 people […]

Earlier this week, the Taoiseach [Irish prime minister] Leo Varadkhar, made a surprise resignation speech. He indicated various reasons behind the decision, including ‘political and personal’ factors. An important factor will have been the recent […]

The Communist Party (KPÖ) in Austria has seen a couple of successes in local and regional elections in the last two and a half years. The first was in Graz, Austria’s second largest city,  where […]