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23 May 2012
We stand 100% with the Greek workers
In Britain, as in every country of Europe, millions of working people are following events in Greece with baited breath, inspired by the defiance of the Greek population
23 May 2012
Bristol East Socialist Party: Solidarity with Greek workers
A political earthquake in Greece has seen austerity rejected by 2 in 3 voters, now the Greek workers are faced with the challenge of going the whole way. Mike Luff will analyse these dramatic events, writes Wednesday 23rd May 2012.
16 May 2012
Voters - not only in Greece but also in the recent French presidential elections, the German regional elections, in Italy's local elections and indeed in the UK - have punished the ruling parties for making the working and middle classes pay for the failure of the capitalist profit system
9 May 2012
Greece: Political earthquake sees pro-austerity parties' support collapse
Following the recent elections in Greece, which saw two out of three voters vote against pro-austerity parties and a big swing to left parties, Niall Mulholland spoke to Andros Payiatsos, from Xekinima (CWI in Greece)
11 April 2012
Open the books!: Nearly one-in-four books sold in Britain are bought from Amazon.co.uk - the company has made £7.6 billion of sales here in the last three years...
21 March 2012
Super rich suffer cash piles: It seems that 'Broke Britain' ain't so broke. Cash holdings of big companies in Britain are standing at £731 billion. That's cash sitting in banks not being invested because of 'lack of confidence...
15 March 2012
World developments show - capitalism is crisis
"When the present devastating world crisis of capitalism broke, the Socialist Party and the CWI drew bold far-reaching conclusions: that this time there would be no quick or easy way out for capitalism and that arising from this we would see a period of revolution and counter-revolution"
Xekinhma, Greek section of CWI, on massive general strike in Greece on 15 June 2011, photo Stephan Kimmerle
15 February 2012
Greece erupts as government and 'Troika' impose new savage cuts
Workers and left parties must organise serious campaign to kick out the government: On Sunday 12 February the Greek parliament voted for the new austerity cuts demanded by the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank - the 'Troika'...
Build for 28 March strike
15 February 2012
Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Britain: The misery facing the Greek people is summed up by the human tragedy of hundreds of families giving up their children because they can no longer afford to feed them, writes Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary
Pensions: pay more, work longer, get less
13 February 2012
Striking back in austerity Britain: Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary writes
1 February 2012
EU summit - no capitalist solutions to the spiralling eurozone crisis
As the capitalist politicians arrived in Brussels for the 30 January EU summit they were met with a clear and determined message from the Belgian working class - a magnificent 24 hour general strike - the first in the country for nearly 20 years - in defiance of the summit's austerity agenda...
Massive general strike in Greece on 15 June 2011, photo Stephan Kimmerle
18 January 2012
Greece: Non-payment movement against new housing tax
In October 2011 the Greek Pasok government of George Papandreou (just before being forced out of office), announced the implementation of a new housing tax through people's electricity bills, writes Christina Ziakka, Xekinima (CWI in Greece).
4 January 2012
In this special new year feature, Peter Taaffe looks back at 2011, a year of crisis, struggle and revolution. This article is based on a statement prepared for the Committee for a Workers' International, the world socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party is affiliated.
100,000 demonstrate in Brussels in 2010, photo Paul Mattsson
28 November 2011
The Eurozone is at a tipping point. EU leaders are in disarray and have no clear strategy for resolving the crisis.
Fragmentation of the Eurozone could trigger another deep financial crisis and global economic downturn. Lynn Walsh, Editor, Socialism Today, monthly magazine of the Socialist Party, analyses the crisis.
16 November 2011
Berlusconi quits as debt crisis hits eurozone's third largest economy
The deepening eurozone crisis has claimed another government with the departure of Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi...
16 November 2011
End the dictatorship of the markets!
The imposition of the 'technocrats', in reality bankers, in both Italy and Greece, shows the seriousness of the crisis for the capitalist class nationally and across Europe, writes Paul Murphy, Ireland Socialist Party MEP.
9 November 2011
Greek workers must resist the dictatorship of finance capital
'National unity' government will pursue same austerity measures: Greek prime minister George Papandreou has been forced to leave office. His Pasok government will be replaced by a 'national unity' coalition government.
9 November 2011
Failed G20 summit takes eurozone nearer to the abyss
The G20 meeting of the world's most powerful government leaders on 3 and 4 November was a 'No Cannes Do' summit. The discussions were hijacked by the Greek crisis...
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