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Austria

Surprise victory for left candidate in Austrian Social Democrats’ election

June 21, 2023 CWI

Politics are hot and cold in Austria these days. The leadership race at the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) June 3rd party congress saw the election, as Chair, of Andreas Babler, a former Socialist Youth […]

Ireland Republic

Far-right and fascist activity intensifies in Ireland – how should the Left respond?

June 20, 2023 Militant Left (CWI Ireland) reporters

Far-right and fascist activity have not abated in Ireland over the past few months. Instead, it has intensified and widened. From Inch in Co. Clare to Portrush in Co. Antrim far-right forces increasingly feel confident […]

Britain

Resignation of former prime minister Boris Johnson from parliament re-escalates Tory civil war

June 16, 2023 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1231) weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

“Unite or die” because our party is facing an “existential threat”, Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, warned the Tories nine months ago when he first became their leader and therefore – without the electorate […]

Germany

Germany: Is DIE LINKE (the Left Party) approaching its end?

June 15, 2023 Sascha Staničić, Sol national spokesperson and AKL member

From its foundation, DIE LINKE (Left Party) was an amalgamation of political currents, some of which had contradictory ideas of left politics. Roughly speaking, one could for a long time speak of a left camp […]

Pakistan

Political turmoil and social devastation shaking Pakistan

June 14, 2023 Tony Saunois, Secretary CWI

The arrest on corruption charges by police, and then release of the former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricketing celebrity, Imran Khan, have been followed by a massive wave of repression aimed at destroying and decapitating […]

Italy

Florence’s GKN factory occupation longest in Italy’s history

June 9, 2023 First-hand report by Marco Tesei, Socialist Party (England and Wales)

Since 9 July 2021, a remarkable story of a working-class fightback has developed in Campi Bisenzio, on the industrial outskirts of Florence, Italy. On that day, the entire 500-strong workforce of GKN Driveline Firenze, a […]

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan retains power in narrow victory but crisis will continue

June 8, 2023 Berkay Kartav

In the presidential run-off election on 28 May, the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected as Turkey’s president, beating his opponent from the Kemalist Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu by less than three million […]

Nigeria

Nigeria Labour Congress suspends general strike over government’s fuel subsidy removal

June 7, 2023 Statement by the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

When the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced an indefinite general strike to respond to the provocative removal of petrol subsidy by the newly elected administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we of the Democratic Socialist […]

Thailand

Voters in Thailand resoundingly reject military rule

June 6, 2023 Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia)

On May 14th, Thailand voters came out resoundingly against the nine-year military rule by casting their votes for anti-junta parties. The newly formed Move Forward Party (MFP) became the biggest party in parliament by winning […]

Book review

Book review: It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, by Bernie Sanders

June 5, 2023 Reviewed by Peter Taaffe

At a time of increasing turmoil in the US and globally, Bernie Sanders has produced a devastating critique of capitalism. But unfortunately, not with a clear path to a real socialist and democratic alternative. This […]

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