France
France in revolt
For more than a month now, since 17 November, France has seen an apparently unstoppable revolt from below. A massive tide of very visible protest has swept the country, initially against a rise in the […]
Europe
Portugal
Portugal: Dock workers struggle to end precarious conditions
The following articles are translations and adaptations of articles originally published in the blog of Socialismo Revolucionário (CWI in Portugal): https://socialismohoje.wordpress.com and concern the struggle of the dockers against precarious work in portuguese ports and […]
Spain
Spain: Andalusia elections – PSOE defeated as far right advances
Fight reaction with a revolutionary alternative!
Britain
Britain: Corbyn and trade union movement need to fight for a general election
The clock is continuing to tick for British Prime Minister Theresa May and the Tories. The stakes are high for everyone – May and the Tories and behind them the British capitalist establishment. But also […]
France
France’s president backs down in face of mass demonstrations
After three weeks of increasingly angry mass protests, French President Emmanuel Macron suspended the massively contested tax on diesel. It remains to be seen whether this will defuse the mass movement calling for his government […]
France
Eyewitness: French protesters seize streets against President Macron
Over the last weeks, France has witnessed widespread protest against neoliberal president Emmanuel Macron and his government. Close to 500,000 people blockaded roads and roundabouts on Saturday 17 November.
Britain
Britain: For a socialist alternative to the EU – Mobilise to kick out the Tories!
On 11 December, after a five-day House of Commons debate, Theresa May’s Brexit deal will be put to a parliamentary vote. Among the multitude of divisions and rows, what all sides can agree on is […]
Norway
Norway: Countrywide protests against attacks on abortion rights
“No return to knitting needles – defend the right to choose.” The slogan thundered in large protests, organised in 33 towns all over Norway last Saturday. The demonstrations protested against the right-wing government’s planned attack […]
Britain
British Tory government limps on…Labour leader Corbyn and unions must call urgent, mass action
May’s government is on the brink of collapse. The prospect of May getting her Tory Brexit deal through parliament currently appears slim.
Britain
Britain: Socialism 2018
Huge confidence in the working class to change society