Britain
Mass anger at the elites
Hundreds of thousands people took to the streets of London and other towns and cities on 13 January 2024 in the first mass protests of the year against the ongoing slaughter of the Palestinians. The […]
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Britain
1,000s of jobs under threat at Tata steel works in Wales
Tragically our slogan on “No trust in Tata” has been borne out by the January 19 announcement that the two blast furnaces in Port Talbot will be shut down with potential job losses up to […]
Israel / Palestine
Marxists and the 1973 Arab-Israeli war
Just over fifty years after the Arab-Israeli war fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 – also known as the Yom Kippur war as it began with a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish […]
Kazakhstan
“Our Revolution” – Two years since the brutal crushing of the workers’ revolt in Kazakhstan
It is two years since a countrywide mass uprising in Kazakhstan was brutally crushed by the intervention of Russian-led troops called in by the country’s President, Tokaev. Socialistworld carried reports, including eye-witness accounts, from activists […]
Ireland North
Biggest ever strike in Northern Ireland set for 18 January
Northern Ireland will see its biggest strike wave ever on 18 January, involving over 150,000 workers. Across the public sector, workers are demanding pay rises, as well as ensuring pay parity, where relevant, with public-sector […]
Israel / Palestine
Brutal Israeli-state offensive continues, threat of regional spread grows
Over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza are suffering a horrific situation on a daily basis, with nowhere safe to go. Bombing continues and Israeli ground operations continue in the south – the area where people […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: End the prosecution of socialist activist, Abbey Trotsky!
National Labour Council (NLC) and TUC must take action to halt the persecution of Abbey with the immediate commencement of a serious campaign against casualisation and related indecent labour practices in workplaces The Campaign for […]
Germany
German ‘traffic light’ government makes workers’ pay for financial gaps
After the judgement of the German Federal Constitutional Court plunged the ‘traffic light’ government into another deep crisis, the heads of government have agreed on a draft budget for 2024. The draft is intended to […]
Taiwan
Taiwan Faces Pivotal Presidential and Legislative Elections
Taiwan faces a pivotal presidential and legislative election that can shape the future of its relations with China and also carries implications for the broader US-China geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. As of the […]
Scotland
SNP-Green budget takes an axe to public services
The Scottish National Party (SNP) – Scottish Green budget has delivered a devastating blow to public services in Scotland that were already locked into a spiralling crisis. An estimated £1.5 billion shortfall has been bridged […]