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  History & Anniversaries

  10 years since Occupy – lessons for generation Covid

  September 23, 2021 Helen Pattison, Socialist Party London Regional Secretary (CWI England & Wales)

  In October 2011, unemployment hit its highest level for 17 years, with youth unemployment on the rise and heading for one million. Tuition fees had been trebled and the public sector pensions’ dispute was raging. [...]

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  Britain

  Britain: Workers’ politics won’t come from Labour – unions must prepare to build a political alternative

  September 22, 2021 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  In addressing TUC Congress, Sir Keir Starmer claimed that “Labour will always stand with the unions”, standing “shoulder to shoulder” with them over vicious attacks such as ‘fire and rehire’. But the reality is very [...]

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  Germany

  Berlin “Together on the street” demonstration sends important signal

  September 21, 2021 Socialist Organisation Solidarity (CWI Germany) Reporters

  More than thirty organisations and initiatives had called for the demonstration “Together on the street – public instead of private” in Berlin, last Saturday, 18 September. Representatives from almost all movements and campaigns currently taking [...]

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  Norway

  Norway: Election ends conservative rule

  September 20, 2021 Robin Nilsen, CWI Norway

  After the election in Norway on September 13th, a new ‘left’ coalition is set to replace the Conservative government of Erna Solberg. It will consist of the Workers’ Party (AP, Social Democrats), the Socialist Left [...]

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  Finland

  Helsinki tram and metro drivers’ strike against incorporation

  September 19, 2021 CWI members in Finland

  Two days of strike action were taken on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 September by drivers for Helsinki City Public Transport (HKL Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos) in protest against a city council proposal to spin the [...]