Despite recent difficulties and internal battles, Your Party has finally been officially founded. Over the weekend of 29-30 November, over 2,000 YP members gathered in Liverpool to establish what is already the largest socialist party in Britain since the 1940s. Nobody will have missed the sharp debates which were thrashed out on the conference floor. […]
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“A week is a long time in politics,” British Prime Minister Harold Wilson is said to have remarked in response to the twists and turns in the currency crisis that shook Britain in 1964. All the various so-called peace proposals presented over the past week as a basis for ending the war in Ukraine give […]
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Capitalist greed, cost-cutting and disregard for human life have once again caused a catastrophe. The raging fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, which lit up half the night sky, was the deadliest fire in Hong Kong in the post-1945 era. Eighty three people are confirmed dead at the time of writing, with that number likely to […]
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In Alice Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states that, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” While some people do use words just the way they want, this does not make for clear understanding. Scientists try to use words in a clearly defined manner […]
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Imperialism and the quest for global hegemony is behind the rare earth battle Rare earth elements are considered China’s most powerful trump card in the US-China imperialist trade war. They are essential in the manufacture of advanced medical equipment, cell phones and AI chips. Most importantly for the capitalists, the world’s biggest growth industry – […]
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Full Steam Ahead to Fight Trump and the Democratic Party Establishment In a truly historic victory, self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has defeated hated former governor Andrew Cuomo to become mayor of New York City, home to Wall Street, the epicenter of US capitalism. With almost all votes counted, Zohran won a 50.4% majority in […]
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Looking behind the uneasy truce in the US-China trade war 100 minutes was all that was needed for the two “strongmen” heads of the world’s main superpowers to agree a one-year truce in their long-running trade war. The surprisingly brief and therefore light-on-substance meeting in South Korea between Presidents Trump and Xi nevertheless revealed a […]
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Respond to imperialist attacks and threats with workers’ mobilisation, international solidarity and the struggle for a genuine socialist alternative in Venezuela and throughout Latin America. Donald Trump’s second term has reignited some of the most aggressive and truculent elements of US imperialist policy towards Latin America. Speaking bluntly, US Secretary of War Peter Hegseth announced […]
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A consequence of the absence of revolutionary leadership and a party of the working masses Yet another African country, and another coup. A coup in Madagascar has led to the coming to power of the military, led by Col Michael Randrianirina, following three weeks of protest on the streets by working class youth against the […]
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On November 29 and 30, Your Party (YP) will hold its founding conference. The challenges that lie in front of this fledgling organisation are huge. But its tasks are urgent. The enemy is at the gate. Reform leads in the polls by a wide margin. Far-right racists are emboldened and on the streets. Starmer’s Labour, […]
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