The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) vehemently condemns and rejects the action and decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deregister the SPN and other seventy-three political parties, allegedly for failing to win elective posts or obtain 25% of any election in 2019 elections. This action of the INEC is undemocratic and represents an assault on the rights of working people for political representation.
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Britain: ‘Post-Brexit’ era of crisis ahead
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Brexit Day has been and gone. Now Johnson is promising the “dawn of a new era”. According to the Tories’ optimistic script, a ‘Brexit bounce’ will mean more investment, more jobs and more money to ‘level up’ spending andContinue reading “Britain: ‘Post-Brexit’ era of crisis ahead”
Coronavirus exposes capitalism’s healthcare weaknesses
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International, by Steve Score. Tragedies like the deaths from novel coronavirus, over 400 at the time of writing, are never just ‘natural disasters’. They are not isolated from society. They are impacted by capitalism and also have an effect onContinue reading “Coronavirus exposes capitalism’s healthcare weaknesses”
Israel/Palestine: Trump ‘peace plan’ promises further conflict
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The recent ‘deal’ announced by US President Donald Trump, and enthusiastically endorsed by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was billed as a ‘Middle East peace plan’. But as the Economist journal wrote: “As a blueprint for a two-state solutionContinue reading “Israel/Palestine: Trump ‘peace plan’ promises further conflict”
Fight for Safe Patient Limits & Against For-Profit Healthcare!
Vote YES on ONE this November 6th! This article is based on remarks given by Worcester Socialist Alternative members at a series of joint meetings with the Safe Patients Limits Campaign. Healthcare Under Capitalism Nothing reveals the mounting racial and class inequalities under capitalism like the growing for-profit-healthcare disaster. Lack of insurance is the 7thContinue reading “Fight for Safe Patient Limits & Against For-Profit Healthcare!”
Libya: Civil war and chaos follow interventions by world and regional powers
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. It is almost nine years since the Nato-led military intervention in Libya, and the country is still a mess, split between conflicting forces, backed by western capitalist powers, Russia, and regional powers, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. An ongoing seriesContinue reading “Libya: Civil war and chaos follow interventions by world and regional powers”
‘Brexit Day’ – British capitalism enters stormy waters
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Tory Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, elated by his election victory and refreshed from his Caribbean holiday, now faces, in the words of a newspaper journalist, a long-postponed “rendezvous with reality”. Having secured a predictable majority for his Brexit WithdrawalContinue reading “‘Brexit Day’ – British capitalism enters stormy waters”
Coronavirus: capitalism limits response to viral outbreaks
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International, by Jon Dale. For the third time in 20 years, a new virus has spread from animals to humans. It began on 29 December in Wuhan, a Chinese city of eleven million, probably crossing to humans at a liveContinue reading “Coronavirus: capitalism limits response to viral outbreaks”
Iraq – Imperialism’s brutal legacy
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The start of 2020 saw the assassination of the top Iranian general Qasem Suleimani by US forces, recklessly destabilising the Middle East region. In the immediate aftermath of Suleimani’s assassination, millions poured onto the streets of Iraq and IranContinue reading “Iraq – Imperialism’s brutal legacy”
Taiwan: Landslide victory for pro-independence party
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. On 11 January, the incumbent president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was re-elected with a landslide. She won 57.1% of the popular vote – the highest figure ever recorded by her party –Continue reading “Taiwan: Landslide victory for pro-independence party”
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