Spain:Historic student general strike

More than 200,000 students fill the streets against Francoist “revalidations” We publish below a translation of the Spanish School Students union (Sindicato de Estudiantes)’s first report of the historic general strike of students throughout the Spanish state on 26 October. The CWI fully backed this strike and organised active solidarity and support in over 20 […]

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Britain: Corbyn’s Brexit opportunity

Clive Heemskerk is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Socialist, internationalist policies can rally both Leave and Remain voters The EU referendum result was a massive rejection of the capitalist establishment but voting Leave was not a vote for a governmental alternative. Now Jeremy Corbyn has the opportunity to use […]

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Burkini ban fuels Islamophobia

Judy Beishon is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). For workers’ unity and struggle against racism, division and austerity 30/08/2016 Judy Beishon, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party, CWI England & Wales)   International outrage has resulted from the decision of 30 town mayors in the south […]

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Britain: The Corbyn insurgency 2.0

Hannah 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 […]

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Brexit: Defeat for British and European Elites

Hannah 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 […]

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Greece:Victory for Athens bus cleaners

Eleni Mitsou is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). Strike action wins major concessions from contractors and bus administration After two rounds of strikes by Athens bus cleaners, a 15-day and an 8 day-strike, and a series of protests (outside the offices of their boss, the contractor Link Ap, the bus company administration, OSY, […]

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