Britain: A political earthquake

Peter Taaffe is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Jeremy Corbyn’s victory is a political earthquake that transforms the situation in Britain and poses stark questions for how a new mass socialist force can be built. Jeremy Corbyn achieved a spectacular victory in the Labour leadership election with 59% of […]

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New Left Formations and Parties

Matt Dobson is a member of the Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland). CWI School 2015: Report of discussion on New Workers’ Parties, Left Populism and the ideas and program of PODEMOS, SYRIZA Danny Byrne from the CWI introduced the session on New Workers’ Parties, Left Populism and the CWI, including the ideas and program […]

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Workers and Socialist Party launch making waves within the combative SA working class

The Marikana massacre, where police armed with automatic weapons opened fire and killed 34 striking miners, was a watershed in post-Apartheid South Africa. Echoing this, one headline covering the launch read “born in post-Marikana anger, Workers & Socialist Party enters SA politics”. The most significant feature of the 2012 mineworkers’ strikes was the organisation of […]

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