Hannah Sell is a member of the CWI International Secretariat. Around International Women’s Day the CWI web-site (http://www.socialistworld.net/) has articles of campaigns and new from around the world. When the twenty first century dawned young women in the US and much of Europe were being told that equality was within their grasp. They didn’t need […]
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Hannah Sell is a member of the CWI International Secretariat. US president Trump’s standoff with North Korea and the numerous military conflicts around the world have renewed fear of the use of nuclear weapons. Although war between the major powers is not posed at the present time, today’s multipolar world is increasingly volatile. For many […]
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Hannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). With monotonous predictability the centenary of the Russian revolution has led to an outpouring of bile – not aimed in the main at the ‘acceptable’ February revolution – but at October. A cacophony of slander is attempting to drown out the […]
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Hannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Action against capitalist establishment sabotage still needed The mood of confidence and unity at the 2017 Labour Party conference has been widely reported. It is estimated that around 8,000 people attended either the conference or the parallel Momentum event ‘The World […]
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Hannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Organise, strike, resist, to fight for Corbyn’s policies Theresa May’s failed election gamble is a nightmare for the capitalist class in Britain. Seven weeks ago most of Britain’s elite were hopeful that May would succeed in dramatically increasing the number of Tory MPs, […]
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Hannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Trump’s victory has further exposed the systemic problems facing capitalism today. It has widened the splits in establishment parties and between nation states. It is fuelling rising anger against the existing order. At the same time, we are beginning to see […]
Continue ReadingHannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Now let’s finish the job Jeremy Corbyn appears to be on course to be re-elected as Labour leader in September. But the bitter right-wing struggle against him shows there can be no compromise with the representatives of capitalism in the Labour […]
Continue ReadingHannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Britain:After the referendum Tories Out! General election now! Fight for a 24 hour general strike “The referendum result may well go down in history as the pitchfork moment”, declared the Financial Times (FT), wailing the anger and despair of Britain’s elite […]
Continue ReadingHannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Unpacking the backpack In the search for a way to fight against discrimination and oppression, many young people in particular embrace identity politics. It can be an important first step towards the development of socialist consciousness – if it leads on […]
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