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13 May 2020
A new world order - global reconstruction after World War Two
The United States emerged from the carnage of World War One immeasurably strengthened, both economically and militarily, writes During the Covid-19 crisis, many commentators have talked about a 'new Bretton Woods' and the need for post-crisis international capitalist cooperation and reconstruction. In the fifth in our series on 'war, global crises and working-class struggle', Robin Clapp looks at reconstruction and global relations after the Second World War and the lessons for today.
13 May 2020
'Victory in Europe' 75th anniversary: A resurgent workers' movement and the fight for socialism
Victory in Europe had come at an enormous cost. 40 million soldiers and civilians had been killed, 27.5 million in the Soviet Union alone.
6 May 2020
Further protests in Ireland against Debenhams closures - UK fightback needed
Among the slew of retail companies entering administration, Debenhams has the highest profile, not least for only recently coming out of administration after closures, write Socialist Party members in Usdaw.
30 April 2020
Royal Mail dispute: Interview with a CWU branch secretary
Royal Mail and the CWU are heading towards a major national dispute. "The workplace is a tinderbox and it's being ignited by Royal Mail", Gary Clark, CWU branch secretary, spoke to Socialist Party Scotland
29 April 2020
May Day 2020: join the protests - wear red, bring flags and banners
This issue of the Socialist covers International Workers' Day, Friday 1 May 2020. May Day is always an important event in the calendar of the workers' movement. It is doubly so this year
29 April 2020
Irish police use Covid-19 emergency powers to disperse Dublin shop workers' protest
In the main, there is support among the working class for the lockdown measures in Ireland. Workers recognise the imperative of defeating Covid-19, and that this will often necessitate severe constraints
14 April 2020
Expired PPE relabelled for NHS use
Scotland's SNP first minister Nicola Sturgeon has approved relabelling of out-of-date personal protective equipment for use in the coronavirus pandemic
31 March 2020
Bosses concede to walkouts in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland virtually every manufacturer continued to operate as normal following the coronavirus lockdown, which led to rising confusion and then mounting anger
18 March 2020
French local elections: CWI candidate elected
Leïla Messaoudi of Gauche Révolutionnaire was elected to the local council of Petit-Quevilly in the city of Rouen
18 March 2020
'Health not profit' strike wave sweeps Italy
Under pressure from the bosses' organisation many workers are still expected to go to work, often on overcrowded public transport
11 March 2020
Italy on lockdown: lack of resources and democracy causes panic
"That's six weeks without any money. How am I supposed to feed my kids? The government is doing nothing to help us. And the health service is on the verge of collapse.", said Jo, a teacher from Bologna
11 March 2020
Greece-Turkey border refugee crisis
A new refugee crisis has erupted on the Greek-Turkish border. The trigger for this has been the conflict between the regimes of Turkey and Syria, backed by Russia, in the disputed Idlib region of Syria
11 March 2020
Self-isolation patients speak: NHS facilities and advice not up to it
The outbreak of Covid-19 in northern Italy took place during our short holiday in Rome. On arrival in Italy, all the passengers on our flight from London were individually screened in front of a video
11 March 2020
Is there an anti-cuts rebellion in Scotland?
In Scotland, both Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour councillors continue to be complicit in implementing cuts, writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland.
26 February 2020
Germany: Right-wing terror attacks - fight racism, fight capitalism!
The murder of nine people in two shisha bars in the German town of Hanau by a fascist gunman is the third fatal right-wing terrorist attack in the country in just nine months. But as Sasha Staničić (Sol - CWI, Germany - national spokesperson) explains, the laments of establishment politicians over such attacks will not eradicate the far-right threat.
26 February 2020
Northern Ireland's strike wave
Northern Ireland's government was suspended between 2017 and 2020 after the sectarian parties refused to reach a power-sharing agreement following the 'cash for ash' scandal. Now a strike wave has forced them and the bosses to give ground.
20 February 2020
'Roses are red, violets are blue, BP and Shell - we're coming for you'
Climate strikers' Valentine's Day message
12 February 2020
Sinn Fein harnesses working-class anger to top poll
The general election in Ireland saw a seismic change in the electoral landscape, with a big surge in support for Sinn Féin.
12 February 2020
Solidarity with Turkish workers
Socialist Party members joined a protest on 8 February called by the campaign Solidarity with the People of Turkey (SPOT - the Socialist Party and the National Shop Stewards Network are both on its committee)
5 February 2020
Syria: Assad regime consolidates power after brutal counterrevolution
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has succeeded, for now, in defeating the revolutionary uprising and subsequent armed rebellion that has swept over the country since the 'Arab Spring' of 2011.
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