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  Ireland North

  Trade unionists mark 20 years since murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan

  September 29, 2021 Anton McCabe, NUJ National Executive member (personal capacity) and Militant Left (CWI Ireland) supporter

  On Tuesday, 28 September, the National Union of Journalists in Northern Ireland held vigils in Belfast and Derry to mark 20 years since the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. The vigil in Derry was addressed [...]

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  Germany

  German elections: Change of government; sharp decline for Die Linke

  September 29, 2021 Sascha Staničić, Sozialische Organisation Solidarität (CWI Germany)

  This has never happened before. On 26th September, ‘Super Election Day’, Berliners voted by 56 percent in a referendum in favour of the expropriation of the large real estate companies. This shows that when people [...]

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  Canada

  After the elections, what way forward for the Left in Canada?

  September 28, 2021 Elisabeth Wichser, CWI Canada 

  Justin Trudeau has been re-elected by the slimmest majority of any prime minister in Canadian history, at just 32%. His government called a special election, hoping to gain seats and secure a majority, but the [...]

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  World Economy

  Socialists and the four-day week

  September 27, 2021 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with fears of rising unemployment as the furlough scheme is wound up, and the full extent of the economic scarring from the pandemic is revealed, there are also [...]

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  Russia

  Putin’s United Russia wins parliamentary elections after widespread reports of ballot rigging

  September 24, 2021 CWI supporter, St. Petersburg

  The victory for Vladimir Putin and his party United Russia in the three-day parliamentary elections across Russia last weekend was never in doubt. So rigged are the conditions for participation and voting that any genuine [...]