The strike wave of the last two years in Britain and in other European countries has taken levels of industrial action to a scale not seen since the 1980s. A new generation of trade union […]
On 31 March 2024, voters in Turkey punished Erdogan’s right-wing pro-capitalist Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been in power for more than two decades. Following their electoral victory in major cities in 2019, […]
The crisis-ridden saga of Thames Water in Britain continues. Recent news suggests that a promised £3 billion of further investment into the company may be withheld, threatening the possibility that it will be unable to […]
There is a housing crisis in Australia. Renters have seen prices sky rocket. Mortgagees are struggling under the weight of relentless interest rate hikes. Public housing waiting lists are in the thousands or tens of […]
On Tuesday, March 26th, the Dali, a 985-foot-long cargo ship, collided with and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans the outer Baltimore Harbor in Maryland. Authorities shut down traffic after hearing the ship’s mayday […]
A year has passed since the Scottish National Party (SNP) was thrown into a huge crisis following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as party leader and first minister in the Scottish parliament. As we pointed […]
After almost six months, after more than 32,000 dead, after more than 74,000 wounded, and after the majority of buildings have been reduced to rubble, the United Nations (UN) Security Council has finally passed a […]
The protracted crisis of global capitalism which is developing at an increasing speed and tempo accompanies an unprecedented crisis in leadership and, partially, the organisation of the working class. The absence of mass revolutionary parties […]
The following document was discussed and adopted by the Socialist Party Scotland congress in March 2024. International backdrop The tumultuous and increasingly overwhelming crises facing the global capitalist system is the backdrop to any […]
Employers’ responses to union demands in the annual spring labour offensive (Shunto) have inspired newspaper headlines announcing “the biggest wage increases in 30 years”. The Rengo, the largest Japanese trade union federation, announced on March […]
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