Europe

How to fight the far right?

2010 – The most tumultuous year for two decades

Socialist Party calls public protest over loss of service for homes and health risks

Politically-driven prosecution against Scotland’s best-known socialist

Millions involved in general strikes and demonstrations; deeply unpopular, often hated, governments – Europe is witnessing the re-entry of the working class and youth into struggle on a mighty scale.

Lifelong Militant/Socialist Party member

The ruling class in Britain is determined to make sure that it is not them, but the working class and young people, who pay for the crisis in their system.

“General strike” call on lips of protesters

A "good Christmas present for the people of Northern Ireland" – Sammy Wilson, Finance Minister

Conservative nationalists victory follows defeat of “left” tripartite

On Thursday 9 December, while parliament debated the Con-Dem coalition government’s plan to treble university tuition fees, a fourth day of angry protest took place across the country.

A united movement with the working class is the way forward!

’Forced back to work at the point of a Guardia Civil’s gun.’

On the debate how to fight the cuts

Just as the student movement reaches Day X, the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) has set out the agenda for its anti-cuts conference on 22 January.

Dundee students, from the universities, local colleges and schools took part in protests across the city on November 24 as part of the national walk outs and protests.

Up to 130,000 school, college and university students walked out on Wednesday 24 November in the biggest education action for 25 years.

Tens of thousands of school and university students rage against attacks on education

50,000-strong student march an example to workers’ movement

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition launches its campaign for the 2011 local elections

Interview with 3 protesters involved in occupying Tory HQ

Massive student demo expresses anger against cuts

Socialism 2010, hosted by the Socialist Party during the weekend 6-7 November, was attended by over 900 people.

Massive student demo expresses anger against cuts

Assembled masses shake Con-Dem government

Tommy and Gail Sheridan’s perjury trial is now in its sixth week and is certain to be the longest case of its kind in Scottish legal history.  

The aftermath of the general strike on the 29 September

Midwife to a double dip?

Opposition growing against Stuttgart 21, nuclear power and cuts. Opinion poll shows – Germany is in a state of political crisis

Metal mechanics’ leaders point to political programme needed

Interview with Alex Lecoq, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France), a student in Rouen

Largest non-sectarian demonstration since anti-war movement

4,000 workers from at least ten different trade unions, led by 100 striking firefighters, marched through central London on Saturday 23 October.

Millions of workers and youth want an end to the Sarkozy ’dictatorship’

Build a one-day public sector strike!

For a one-day public sector general strike

Joe Higgins condemns the hypocrisy of the Commission’s claim to defend human rights while introducing neo-liberal policies that crush the human rights of small producers and workers in the developing world.

Trade union forced to respond with action

£81 billion cuts announced on "axe Wednesday"

Workers and youth challenge cuts through mass strikes and protests

Pro-big business politicians can be forced to retreat

Workers can bring the whole economy to a halt

New paper and website of CWI in Netherlands!

New stage in the fight against Sarkozy’s policies

Neil Kinnock’s speech to the 1985 Labour Party conference signalled the start of a purge of Marxists from the party and anticipated the creation of New Labour.

What strategy to beat the cuts?

The battle against ‘Stuttgart 21’ reaches new heights

Tommy and Gail Sheridan’s trial on charges of perjury has started in Glasgow.