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Around the world

Scotland

Scotland: Dundee porters’ victory proves strike action can deliver

July 6, 2015 By Philip Stott

After 13 weeks of all-out strike action the 117 Dundee hospital porters have won an inspiring victory

Austria

Austria: Social? Democratic? Party!

July 4, 2015 Sonja Grusch, Socialist Left Party (CWI in Austria)

The Fragmentation of the Social Democracy in Austria

Britain

Britain: Socialists and the EU referendum

July 3, 2015 Clive Heemskerk, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

How should socialists approach the in-or-out EU debate?

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: The Marikana Report – a whitewash

June 30, 2015 Weizmann Hamilton, Workers’ and Socialist Party (WASP)

Not a stone has been left unturned on the political landscape

Britain

Britain’s class battle-lines are drawn

June 26, 2015 Hannah Sell, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) Deputy General Secretary - article from ’Socialism Today’

A quarter-of-a-million people protested through London and Glasgow raising the need for trade union-led struggle

Germany

Germany: Indefinite strike for more staff at Charité hospital

June 26, 2015 Aron Amm, Sozialistische Alternative (CWI in Germany)

Berlin industrial dispute of national importance

Egypt

Egypt: Counter-revolution continues

June 25, 2015 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Recent strikes show workers will resist

Scotland

Scotland: 1,000s rally against austerity

June 24, 2015 Matt Dobson and Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

Ferry workers’ strike over jobs, pay, pensions and privatisation

Britain

Britain: 100,000s protest against austerity

June 23, 2015 From Socialist Party website (CWI England & Wales)

Socialist Party says: "Organise! Strike! Resist! Build for a 24-hour general strike!"

Britain

Britain: Can Jeremy Corbyn’s challenge help to develop the socialist left?

June 20, 2015 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary

Left candidate in Labour Party leadership contest

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Fake democracy roundly rejected in legislative vote

June 19, 2015 Socialist Action reporters in Hong Kong

Government proposals end in fiasco as Beijing loyalists misjudge voting rules

Italy

Italy: Regional elections

June 13, 2015 Marco Veruggio, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)

Myth of Prime Minister’s invincibility exposed

Iceland

Iceland: Strike wave produces results

June 11, 2015 Per-Åke Westerlund (CWI Sweden)

Workers win thirty percent wage increase over three years

Germany

Germany: Multiple strikes mark changed situation

June 9, 2015 Sascha Stanicic from Sozialistische Alternative (CWI in Germany)

Strikes in numerous sectors as workers fail to benefit from “recovery”

Pakistan

Pakistan: Protest song by Jawad Ahmed

June 8, 2015 socialistworld.net

Response to anti-worker measures in Pakistani budget

Britain

Britain: European Union referendum:

June 6, 2015 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) General Secretary

No to a capitalist EU, Yes to a socialist Europe!

Canada

Canada: Alberta Tories kicked out after 44 years

June 4, 2015 Socialist Alternative (Canada) Reporters

NDP wins promising $15 minimum wage

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Endgame for Beijing’s fake democracy plan

June 3, 2015 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Government’s electoral reform proposals meet with mass opposition

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka/Britain: Tamil Solidarity Campaign fights deportation

June 3, 2015 socialistworld.net

Demand asylum for young torture victim, Janahan!

Spain

Spain: Victories for Left “popular unity” lists in local elections

June 2, 2015 Danny Byrne, CWI

Two-party system dealt a new blow in local and regional elections

Chile

Chile: 200,000 march in Santiago

June 1, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Student and youth revolt continues

Nigeria

Nigieria: Buhari Government takes power

May 28, 2015 Segun Sango, Socialist Party Nigeria, National Chairperson

Working People Must Prepare to Struggle for improvement and Real Change

Britain

Britain: The struggles to come

May 27, 2015 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales) General Secretary

No fundamental change to be expected from the Labour Party

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific workers to strike in August

May 26, 2015 Chinaworker.info

Protesting cabin crew at Hong Kong airport explained their grievances to Socialist Action reporters

Canada

Canada’s ‘carbo-state’

May 26, 2015 Bill Hopwood, Socialist Alternative (CWI Canada)

Only a socialist alternative can challenge the carbo-capitalists’ grip on Canadian politics

Iraq

Iraq/Syria: ISIS rout national armies at Ramadi and Palmyra

May 23, 2015 Niall Mulholland, CWI

United working class movement needed to sweep away sectarian militias and reactionary politicians

Britain

Britain: Labour leadership contest – appealing to big business

May 22, 2015 Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

The Labour leadership contest begs the question: what is the point of the Labour Party?

Spain

Spain: Is Podemos in crisis?

May 20, 2015 Danny Byrne, CWI

Left and social movements in a state of flux, as key elections loom

Britain

Britain: Build a movement to defeat Tories’ cuts savagery

May 20, 2015 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

For massive union demonstrations, linked to a 24-hour general strike

Pakistan

Pakistan: Jawad Ahmad speaking at May Day rally held by International Youth and Workers Movement

May 18, 2015 Socialistworld.net

Video of May Day Rally and concert in Lahore

Chile

Chile: Huge demonstrations call for free education

May 15, 2015 Patricio Guzman, Socialismo Revolcuionario (CWI in Chile)

New chapter opens in country’s political and ‘moral’ crisis

Britain

Britain: Organising against Tory austerity starts now

May 14, 2015 John McInally, Public and Commercial Services Union national Vice-President (personal capacity), from the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) website

Potential for industrial response to cuts but needs determined leadership and campaigning

Britain

Britain: Fight against “five more damned years” of Tory rule

May 12, 2015 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party )CWI England & Wales) General Secretary

Labour leader’s ’responsible capitalism’ shows its bankruptcy

Scotland

Scotland: Labour annihilated

May 11, 2015 CWI

SNP sweeps to victory by posing as an anti-austerity alternative

Britain

Britain: With the votes of 24% of the electorate, Tories have no mandate for more savage cuts

May 11, 2015 Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Labour’s failure puts centre stage the need for new mass anti-austerity force

Britain

Britain: Russell Brand mistaken to sow illusions in Labour

May 6, 2015 Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Russell Brand calls on people to elect a Labour government, saying Ed Miliband will ’listen’ and wants pressure from below

Iceland

Iceland: Fighting for better wages

May 5, 2015 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

General strike called for 26 May

Nepal

Nepal: Disaster in Nepal -amplified by capitalism

April 30, 2015 TU Senan, CWI

Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the south Asian region has been further devastated by the recent earthquake.

USA

Book review: ‘No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the US Surveillance state’

April 29, 2015 Reviewed by Tony Saunois, CWI

What the 1% will do to defend their class interests

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Presidential ‘election’ – Nazarbayev’s overwhelming victory no surprise

April 28, 2015 Elizabeth Clarke, CWI

Workers need to build mass opposition

Italy

Italy: Migrant disasters – the human cost of budget cuts

April 27, 2015 From web-site of ControCorrente (CWI in Italy)

From Mare Nostrum to Triton

Latin America

Latin America: A new turn?

April 25, 2015 Tony Saunois, article from May issue of <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Historic handshake between Barack Obama and Raúl Castro, turmoil in Venezuela, and stalled reforms in Bolivia – as well as crises in Brazil – symbolise a new turn in Latin America and the Caribbean

Finland

Finland: Worst ever election result for traditional Left

April 24, 2015 Jonas Brännberg and Juha Tapio for CWI in Finland

Finns Party second biggest in parliament

Iran

Iran: Proposed nuclear deal reflects transformed Middle East

April 24, 2015 Robert Bechert, CWI

In aftermath of disastrous Iraq occupation, Obama administration balancing between region’s forces

Scotland

Scotland: Labour face annihilation as millions seek an answer to austerity

April 23, 2015 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland)

The SNP, according to the polls, will win 53 of Scotland’s 59 Westminster MPs

Pakistan

Video: Interview with Jawad Ahmed, famous Pakistani singer and activist

April 22, 2015 socialistworld.net

Jawad Ahmed, Singer and central committee member of International Youth and Workers Movement (IYWM) from Pakistan spoke to CWI about the work of IYWM.

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Organise against xenophobia – a programme for our communities

April 21, 2015 Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) leaflet text

Build a country-wide socialist civic movement. Fight for jobs, houses and services for all

Britain

Video: TUSC 100% anti-austerity election broadcast

April 20, 2015 socialistworld.net

Broadcast goes out on all 5 national terrestrial channels

Britain

Britain: Labour – party of cuts

April 19, 2015 Editorial from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Oppose the ’logic of capitalism’

Yemen

Yemen: Brutal onslaught on country’s poor

April 15, 2015 Judy Beishon, from <i>The Socialist</i> (weekly paper of the CWI England & Wales)

For unity of workers and poor against imperialism and sectarianism

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