Britain
Busting the bosses’ “no money” lies
A new report has found that Britain, one of the richest countries on the planet, is becoming a hostile place to have children. The Observer reports: “Even if both parents work full time at the […]
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LGBTQ+
Authoritarian Tories block Scottish parliament’s gender recognition reform
On 22 December 2022 the Scottish parliament overwhelmingly passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. Immediately after the bill was passed the Westminster Tory government undemocratically raised the threat of blocking the legislation. Now they […]
France
France: Two million demonstrate against Macron’s pension ‘reform’
Thursday was been a huge day of mobilization in France. Close to two million people demonstrated across the whole country. In Paris, several metro lines were “striked shut”, and the unions had organized dozens and […]
Ireland North
Packed meeting in Derry city opposes BBC management plans to close Radio Foyle
Derry city’s Guildhall, in the north west of Ireland, was packed for a meeting to protest BBC management’s plans to effectively close Radio Foyle. Virtually all 300 chairs laid out were occupied, and there were […]
Britain
Britain: Hundreds of thousands of workers to strike together on 1 February
The massive vote to strike by education workers in schools in the National Education Union (NEU) is a potential game changer in the strike wave. The NEU is the biggest national union so far to […]
Britain
Socialist Students groups campaign in solidarity with youth in Sri Lanka
The Aragalaya (Sinhalese for “struggle”) protests in Sri Lanka, fuelled by a cost-of-living crisis, inspired students and young people across the world. People saw images of masses of protesters taking over the presidential palace and […]
Far Right
Upsurge of far-right activity in southern Ireland must be combatted by workers’ movement
2023 has opened with a sharp and substantial upsurge of activity by far-right and even some fascist forces in the South of Ireland. These forces are seeking to capitalise on the seething anger over the […]
Britain
Britain: Unions must meet Tory anti-union laws with coordinated strike action
Tory Prime Minster Rishi Sunak’s new year message included finally declaring his intention to bring in yet more anti-union laws. A bill was introduced to Parliament on 10 January. This must be seen by the […]
Egypt
2023 brings growing tensions in Egypt
World media attention briefly shone on Egypt while it hosted COP27 in November 2022. Since then, less has been said about the continuing daily struggles facing workers and youth. Falling living standards, failing public services […]
Brazil
Brazil: ‘Bolsonaristas’ storm Congress – For mass counter mobilisations and build a socialist alternative!
Just a few days after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s new president, following his narrow victory over the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil has been plunged into a continued political […]