Europe

2 million on the streets to defend pensions

Make ETUC 29 September "Day of action" decisive workers’ mobilisation

Stop budget attacks with mass action

Unison’s national delegate conference met in Bournemouth on 15-18 June. Against the background of the attacks of the Con-Dem government on public services and public sector workers, this was the most important conference to be […]

”News at 10”, one of the BBC’s most prominent news programmes on TV, reports about the growing resistance against cuts, featuring the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) decides to contest future elections – can Labour be “re-claimed”?

Role of army chiefs and Establishment in killings and cover-up remains unanswered

“This was MURDER”

A new, dramatic, phase

More than 50 people crammed in to hear speakers from Scotland, Hannah Sell from the Socialist Party England and Wales and Joe Higgins, the Socialist Party Ireland MEP.

Workers’ fight against attacks on jobs, wages and pensions

Text of the joint leaflet

On Saturday 12 June, the leader of the movement for self-determination (LPV), Albin Kurti, was arrested by the police, acting on behalf of the colonial-style ruling EULEX European Union authorities.

5 days after the announcement of an austerity package by the conservative-liberal coalition in Germany 45,000 workers, unemployed and young people took to the streets of Berlin and Stuttgart to say: we won’t pay for […]

The Tories claim that massive cuts are necessary because of New Labour’s excessive public spending on services and welfare. This is a giant con trick, which every capitalist party – including New Labour – is […]

Big industrial and social conflicts ahead!

Debates about the future of the party Die LINKE

General strike beckons…

On 9 June, 85,000 school, university, and apprenticeship students went on strike against cuts in education, tuition fees and increasing pressure to "perform" in education.

The Scottish section of the Committee for a Workers’ International – the International Socialists – is changing its name to Socialist Party Scotland.

The first slice of cuts under the ’Con-Dem’ coalition government makes it clear that young people face a bleak future under its stewardship.

Dismissals with Sixt because of foundation of a works committee

Workers alternative needed to agenda of Europe’s bosses

Not-so-new politics

Time for mass struggle to fight the cuts

Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party, gave a sober but inspiring analysis of the general election outcome on a London meeting of the Socialist Party. Hear his speech here (40 min, mp3-file).

10,000 students and school students protested in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, on 19 May. A demonstration began on Preseren Square. Students then moved to the Slovenian parliament and smashed its facade with eggs, stones and bottles. […]

PETER HADDEN, Northern secretary of the Irish section of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), the Socialist Party, sadly died at the age of 60, in Belfast, on 5 May after a three year […]

A week-end of discussion on perspectives for the left – in Italy and in Europe – against the background of international capitalist crisis.

Britain has been ‘Con Dem-ned’ to a future of savage attacks on public services, pay, pensions and benefits combined with tax increases for working and middle-class people.

Cabin crew turn up the pressure on BA boss

Unions respond to new austerity measures

"We feel that successful co-ordinated protests in the week of 21 to 26 June would have a major impact and send a clear message to the European establishments."

"We will not pay for your crisis!" – Members of the GUE / NGL group (United European Left /Nordic Green Left) in the European Parliament speak out in favour of European Days of Protest and […]

The Berlin area leadership of the German metal workers’ union has begun the procedure to expel left wing, combative members. Please write messages of protest!

The dictatorship of the financial markets continues apace and those currently being crushed by its dictat are the workers, the pensioners and the poor of Greece.

All capitalist parties ’losers’

TUSC stands for socialism…and prepares for the battles ahead

A lifelong socialist activist in Ireland

The countries that adopted the euro are facing the most precarious situation for their currency union since they started using the euro in 2002.

Why, fundamentally, the Green Party is not offering a way forward for working class people

Support Greek general strike on 5 May – call for international solidarity!

Victory to the Greek and all European workers! Solidarity with Greek general strike on 5 May! For an international day of action!

Publication of investigation commission report into country’s financial collapse

CWI European Bureau meeting

Why the BNP offers no way forward for working class people

An account of an epic journey from London to Moscow

The options facing the capitalists and their parties following the 6 May general election.