Europe

Left course needed to build on Socialist Party’s polls breakthrough

For a bold socialist programme – No to a coalition with rightwing parties!

Six months after it narrowly defeated the right-wing government of Silvio Berlusconi, Romano Prodi’s centre-left coalition in Italy is hanging by a thread.

Respect the right to asylum of the Kurdish refugees!

Friday 10 November was the first day of protests against the possible deportation of Kurdish asylum seekers from Cyprus in many countries across the world.

November 9th saw hundreds join a demonstration against racism and fascism in Vienna initiated by the Socialist Left Party, SLP.

Recent political developments in Hungary

In its nine years in office New Labour has presided over the brutal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the privatisation of more public services than the Tories, and a bonanza of riches for the elite […]

Urgent campaigning needed in working class communities

Embassy officials attempt to intimidate protesters

60% of the population think all politicians are corrupt

Cypriot government intends to hand over Kurds who won struggle for refugee rights, into the hands of their Syrian torturers.

2,250 vote in Vienna against capitalism

The campaign by Rupert Murdock against Tommy Sheridan, and through him against socialism, in Scotland took a new turn last week.

Greatest protest for 20 years in country’s second city. Eye-witness report from the day of action

THE NEWS of the World (NoW), who suffered a sensational defeat at the hands of Tommy Sheridan in his defamation case against them in August, has unleashed a massive new offensive against him.

Dutch Socialist Party must fight November elections on socialist policies

Ditching hated PM will not end New Labour rightwing policies

Dutch Socialist Party must fight November elections on socialist policies

‘Unione’ government plans pension ‘reforms’ and job ‘deregulation’

A campaigner’s report

WASG Berlin wins 2.9% in Berlin parliamentary elections

Outrage over austerity measures and government arrogance

But warning in jump of neo-fascist vote

Time for a new workers’ party

Fifth CWI member elected as councillor in Germany

‘Solidarity – Scotland’s Socialist Movement’, was launched at a packed rally on Sunday 3 September, in Glasgow. Every seat was taken and every piece of wall supported a comrade. More crammed into the side entrances […]

New socialist movement must fight on bold socialist policies

On the night of 9-10 August, New Labour’s home secretary, John Reid, announced a dramatic terrorist plot

Berlin WASG possibility of getting elected to regional parliament

Working class people need a political voice

Tommy Sheridan has won his libel action against the News of the World (NoW) and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

Trade unions and politics in Northern Ireland

Letter from CWI’s councillors to ‘rebel’ Senators

‘Down with capitalism!’ opens Social Forum

Now workers and ’communist’ parliamentarians must mobilise to prevent attacks from ’centre-left’

Dutch Socialist Party must fight November elections on bold socialist policies

Unions must end class collaboration and defend interests of working class

The shift towards the left in social attitudes over the last ten years has meant that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have won important rights in Britain.

The World Cup parties could not hide the growing unpopularity of the German government or popular fears of what the future holds.

Mass protests against Bush visit to Vienna

Important headway made – poll indicates increased support

The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) has been rocked by the release of an open letter by Tommy Sheridan to SSP members which accuses "an unsavoury cabal of comrades at the core of the leadership who […]

Right-wing suffer setback

On the policies and practice of Linksruck (the German equivalent of the British Socialist Workers’ Party)

"Struggle against unemployment and not against the unemployed"

First successful national meeting of the WASG Left

Capitalist independence will not end poverty and ethnic divisions