Asia
Asia: Privatisation’s gruesome death toll
Sri Lanka and Japan are both reeling from horrific public transport disasters, in each case resulting from the privatisation policies of their governments and the blind chase for profits.
Around the world
Britain
Britain: Iraq comes back to haunt New Labour’s election campaign
Such is the distaste of the majority of the population for the coming general election that the numbers watching TV news has dropped 300,000 in the four weeks of the campaign.
Nigeria
Nigeria: Continual government fuel hikes
Mass action needed to stop anti-poor policy
Pakistan
Pakistan: Socialist Movement organises activity across Pakistan
Members of the Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) and the Pakistan Trade Union rights Campaign (PTURC) organised demonstrations and seminars in eighteen cities, while we participated in other Mayday activities in over twenty-one cities and towns.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Socialist May Day in Colombo
Tamil and Sinhala Trotskyists march united against poverty and communalism
Netherlands
Netherlands: Student protests win concession from government
Education a right, not a privilege
Mexico
Mexico: mass protest force Fox to back down
Reactionary capitalist parties risk explosion of anger
Scotland
Scotland: Voters far to the left of big parties
A survey of public opinion in Scotland carried out at the start of the election campaign found that 79% of people believed that wealth should be redistributed in society.
Middle East & North Africa
Middle East: Oil rich Arab states are heaven for capitalists, but hell for workers
Immigrant workers forced to work without being paid for months
Britain
Britain: Save Rover -vote for renationalisation, vote Socialist Alternative
The Socialist Party is standing a candidate in the general election to highlight the scandal of Rover’s collapse and to call for the renationalisation of the company. Louise Houldey, who has stood three times before […]