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  Britain

  Britain: Covid restrictions expose Tory splits

  October 5, 2020 Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1103), weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  While Tory government ministers warn of an exponential rise of the coronavirus, the same magnitude could be applied to the level of anger against them over their handling of the pandemic. An overwhelming majority of [...]

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  Germany

  Germany: “Heroes” on strike – health and public sector workers fight for a living wage

  October 2, 2020 Angelika Teweleit, Socialist Organisation Solidarity (CWI Germany)

  Public sector workers in Germany’s hospitals, kindergartens, civil service, refuse operations, as well as public transport workers, started ‘warning strikes’ in support of their wage demands. Ver.di, the public sector union, is demanding a 4.8% [...]

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  Nigeria

  Sixty years since Nigeria’s independence – mass misery in the midst of huge resources

  October 1, 2020 Peluola Adewale Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria)

  It will be 60 years on 1 October since Nigeria got its flag independence from Britain during the decolonisation process of Africa. Faced with increasing demands for independence throughout its African colonies, British imperialism moved [...]

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  Britain

  Britain: Trade unions must fight to put their stamp on events

  October 1, 2020 Rob Williams Socialist Party (E&W) industrial organiser

  “We need a call to arms. That’s why I call on everyone to write to the press and lobby their MPs”. This was the ‘clarion call’ of Trades Union Congress general secretary Frances O’Grady at [...]

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  Nigeria

  Nigerian labour leaders postpone general strike at last minute

  September 30, 2020 Socialist Party of Nigeria statement

  A visible wave of anger and disappointment from labour activists and those wanting to defend living standards swept Nigeria as news came out that the country’s trade union leaders had, at the last minute, ‘suspended’ [...]