Around the world

Workers’ fight against attacks on jobs, wages and pensions

South African riot police fired tear gas on hundreds of security stewards protesting against wage cuts, 90 minutes after the match between Germany and Australia in Durban.

Text of the joint leaflet

On Saturday 12 June, the leader of the movement for self-determination (LPV), Albin Kurti, was arrested by the police, acting on behalf of the colonial-style ruling EULEX European Union authorities.

5 days after the announcement of an austerity package by the conservative-liberal coalition in Germany 45,000 workers, unemployed and young people took to the streets of Berlin and Stuttgart to say: we won’t pay for […]

The Tories claim that massive cuts are necessary because of New Labour’s excessive public spending on services and welfare. This is a giant con trick, which every capitalist party – including New Labour – is […]

Big industrial and social conflicts ahead!

Debates about the future of the party Die LINKE

Nearly 10,000 Israeli Jews and Palestinians came out to protest in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, against the aftermath of the attack on the aid flotilla, the siege on Gaza, the occupation, and the government […]

General strike beckons…

On 9 June, 85,000 school, university, and apprenticeship students went on strike against cuts in education, tuition fees and increasing pressure to "perform" in education.

The Scottish section of the Committee for a Workers’ International – the International Socialists – is changing its name to Socialist Party Scotland.

Twelve workers have committed suicide so far this year at the factory that makes Apple iPads. Four others survived, gravely injured, and 20 were stopped from killing themselves by the company. All the dead were […]

Stop Israeli state terror!

Working people need own movement to overcome gangsterism, state repression and capitalism

OSCE Chair presides over torture of prisoners – Protests needed urgently!

Leaflet of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Joe Higgins MEP challenges US Ambassador on IDF killings

Build a mass movement to break the sanctions on Gaza!

Joe also condemns the hypocrisy of right-wing politicans claiming to support human rights in Pakistan while supporting the brutal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Lift the siege immediately!

The first slice of cuts under the ’Con-Dem’ coalition government makes it clear that young people face a bleak future under its stewardship.

A CONSTANT stream of Tamils flowed into Parliament Square, London, on Tuesday 18 May.

Dismissals with Sixt because of foundation of a works committee

LSD’s 278,931 votes to Donald Tsang’s 649 votes – who has failed to muster support?

At a Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP condemns the brutal repression of protesters in Thailand by the military

Workers alternative needed to agenda of Europe’s bosses

Not-so-new politics

Time for mass struggle to fight the cuts

Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party, gave a sober but inspiring analysis of the general election outcome on a London meeting of the Socialist Party. Hear his speech here (40 min, mp3-file).

State colludes with Multinational

10,000 students and school students protested in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, on 19 May. A demonstration began on Preseren Square. Students then moved to the Slovenian parliament and smashed its facade with eggs, stones and bottles. […]

The Conference of the Democratic Left (CDL) is an initiative to bring together left organisations, social movements and activists to confront the disastrous social, economic and political crisis in South Africa.

PETER HADDEN, Northern secretary of the Irish section of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), the Socialist Party, sadly died at the age of 60, in Belfast, on 5 May after a three year […]

By the time this report was written, the tension had increased to a new level in the streets of Bangkok since the passsing of Wednesday night’s ultimatum.

A week-end of discussion on perspectives for the left – in Italy and in Europe – against the background of international capitalist crisis.

Tinkering or transformation?

Let them eat cake – the ugly backdrop to the beautiful game

Britain has been ‘Con Dem-ned’ to a future of savage attacks on public services, pay, pensions and benefits combined with tax increases for working and middle-class people.

Cabin crew turn up the pressure on BA boss

Unions respond to new austerity measures

Message from Ainur Kurmanov on his release from jail

"We feel that successful co-ordinated protests in the week of 21 to 26 June would have a major impact and send a clear message to the European establishments."

"We will not pay for your crisis!" – Members of the GUE / NGL group (United European Left /Nordic Green Left) in the European Parliament speak out in favour of European Days of Protest and […]

Hit back against the ruling gang of unelected government and billionaire tycoons

The Berlin area leadership of the German metal workers’ union has begun the procedure to expel left wing, combative members. Please write messages of protest!

Joe Higgins, Member of the European Parliament, outlines the economic, political and social reasons that are the root causes of religious atrocities and how the role of imperialism and capitalism has aggrevated the situation.

International campaign continues!