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  Israel / Palestine

  Israel: Mass protests against far-right, ultra-nationalist government

  January 31, 2023 Amnon Cohen

  The new, far-right, ultra-nationalist Israeli government was sworn in in December 2022. It has already provoked unprecedented protests in Israel. On 14 January 80,000 took to the streets, despite threats from the internal security minister [...]

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  Comment & Analysis

  Capitalist society convulsed and in turmoil: new challenges and tasks for Marxists and the working class

  January 30, 2023 International Executive Committee of the CWI

  The following document was presented to and agreed by the International Executive Committee of the CWI, which held a meeting from 23-27 January 2023. Introduction. Not Like Other Crises. Tsunami of a Debt Crises. Amazon [...]

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  Britain

  Britain: 1 February – 500,000 workers taking national strike action across five unions

  January 27, 2023 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1211), weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  The 1 February strike will see up to 500,000 workers taking national strike action across five unions: NEU, UCU, PCS, Aslef and RMT. It is the biggest single day of workers’ action yet in the [...]

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  Climate Change & Environment

  2022 was hottest year ever

  January 27, 2023 Deji Olayinka, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  2022 was officially the UK’s hottest year on record. The Met Office has confirmed that climate change has driven the UK into its first year with an average temperature above 10°C. There’s no sign of [...]

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  Britain

  Busting the bosses’ “no money” lies

  January 25, 2023 Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  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 [...]