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This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. After the biggest and most widespread strikes and demonstrations last week in the current fight over pension rights in France, Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, announced the suspension of the government’s proposal to increase the pension age from 62 toContinue reading “France: Struggle over pension rights; government in difficulty”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. At least 80,000 marchers packed the rain-soaked streets of Glasgow in a mass Scottish pro-independence demonstration, on Saturday, January 11 January 2020. The date for the mobilisation was set hours after Boris Johnson’s general election victory last December. ThisContinue reading “Massive Scottish pro-independence demo marks new stage in struggle against Tories”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. In December 2019, the Modi-led BJP government imposed a new citizenship law that threatens the rights of millions of people in India. By introducing the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), the NPR (National Population Registry), and the NRC (National RegisterContinue reading “India: Huge numbers protest violation of human rights and Modi government’s repression”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Shockwaves went around the world, and outrage spread in the Middle East, as news broke of Trump’s unilateral decision to assassinate Qassem Suleimani, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force and a key Iranian leader. Suleimani had aContinue reading “Suleimani’s assassination – Middle East thrown into turmoil”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Faced with mobilisation on the streets, which remains massive, the Algerian regime is in a state of panic. With no support from the people, it has tried relentlessly to stop the revolutionary uprising. The regime seemed to think thatContinue reading “Algeria: Election rigged…the struggle continues!”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Caroline Wheeler, a prominent anti-cuts activist and trade unionist, was the only candidate standing on a genuine cross-community, labour and trade union platform in the recent Westminster election in Northern Ireland, in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. CarolineContinue reading “Ireland North: Seeds for future growth sown by anti-austerity, labour and trade union candidate”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The Tories have won a substantial parliamentary majority in the general election in the UK. Tory leader Boris Johnson’s victory speech talked about being a ‘one-nation Conservative’ and promised increased spending on the NHS. This is a lie. WhenContinue reading “Britain: After general election, stand firm for socialist policies to stop Tory attacks”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Following two months of a sweeping revolt across the south of Iraq, and the capital, Baghdad, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced his resignation, after just over a year in office. His removal is seen by this courageous protest movementContinue reading “Iraqi prime minister resigns after months of working-class resistance against poverty and corruption”